Mochlus vinciguerrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
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. ^ a b c 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 Zoology 19 (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).

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