Mochlus vinciguerrae

Mochlus vinciguerrae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Lygosomidae
Genus:	Mochlus
Species:	M. vinciguerrae
Binomial name
Mochlus vinciguerrae (Parker, 1932)
Synonyms [2] [3]
Lygosoma vinciguerrae Parker, 1932 Riopa vinciguerrae — M.A. Smith, 1937 Mochlus vinciguerrae — Lanza & Carfi, 1968

Mochlus vinciguerrae, also known commonly as Vinciguerra's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, vinciguerrae, is in honor of Italian ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra. ^[4]

Geographic range

M. vinciguerrae is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. ^[2]

Reproduction

M. vinciguerrae is viviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Mazuch, T. (2021). "Mochlus vinciguerrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T14669443A14669506. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14669443A14669506.en . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
2. Mochlus vinciguerrae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 April 2020.
3. Largen MJ, Spawls S (2006). "Lizards of Ethiopia (Reptilia Sauria): an annotated checklist, bibliography, gazetteer and identification key". Tropical Zoology19 (1): 21–109. (Lygosoma vinciguerrae, p. 68).
4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygosoma vinciguerrae, p. 275).

Further reading

• Lanza B, Carfi S (1968). "Gli Scincidi della Somalia (Reptilia, Squamata)". Monitore Zoologico Italiano (Nuova Serie) Supplemento2: 207–260. (Mochlus vinciguerrae, new combination, p. 242). (in Italian).
• Largen MJ, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. ISBN   978-3899734669. (Lygosoma vinciguerrae, p. 382).
• Parker HW (1932). "The Lizards of British Somaliland". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1932: 335–367. (Lygosoma vinciguerrae, new species, p. 361).
• Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum39 (3): 213–234. (Riopa vinciguerrae, new combination, p. 228).