Paracontias brocchii

Paracontias brocchii
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Paracontias
Species:	P. brocchii
Binomial name
Paracontias brocchii Mocquard, 1894

Paracontias brocchii, also known commonly as the stone skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, brocchii, is in honor of French naturalist Paul Louis Antoine Brocchi. ^[2]

Geographic range

P. brocchii is found in extreme northern Madagascar in Montagne d'Ambre National Park. ^{[1] [3]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. brocchii is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,250 m (2,950–4,100 ft). ^[1]

Description

P. brocchii has no legs and no external ear openings. ^[3]

Behavior

P. brocchi is terrestrial. ^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. brocchii is unknown. ^[3]

References

1. Vences M (2011). "Paracontias brocchii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T172779A6916228. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172779A6916228.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Paracontias brocchii, p. 39).
3. Paracontias brocchii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.

Further reading

• D'Cruze N, Köhler J, Franzen M, Glaw F (2008). "A conservation assessment of the amphibians and reptiles of the Forêt d'Ambre Special Reserve, north Madagascar". Madagascar Conservation & Development3 (1): 44–54. (Paracontias brocchii, p. 50). (in English, with an abstract in French).
• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN   978-3929449-03-7.
• Mocquard F (1894). "Reptiles nouveaux ou insuffisamment connus de Madagascar". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, Huitième Série [= Eighth Series] 6 (17): (Compte-Rendu Sommaire du Séance du 23 Juin 1894) 3–10. (Paracontias brocchii, new species, pp. 5–6). (in French).