Mochlus grandisonianus, also known commonly as Lanza's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[2]
| Mochlus grandisonianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mochlus |
| Species: | M. grandisonianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mochlus grandisonianus | |
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Etymology
editThe specific name, grandisonianus, is in honor of British herpetologist Alice Georgie Cruickshank "Bunty" Grandison.[3]
Geographic range
editM. grandisonianus is found in northeastern Somalia, where it has been found in Bari region and Mudug region.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of M. grandisonianus is sand.[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of M. grandisonianus is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Mazuch T (2021). "Mochlus grandisonianus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14667889A14667896.en. Accessed on 08 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Mochlus grandisonianus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ 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 grandisonianum, p. 106).
Further reading
edit- Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465. (Lygosoma grandisonianum, new combination, pp. 423, 446).
- Lanza B, Carfi S (1966). "Note su alcuni scincidae della Somalia e descrizione di una nuova specie di Mochlus (Reptilia, Squamata), ricerche sulla fauna della Somalia promosse dall'Instituto di Zoologia e dal Museo Zoologico dell'Università di Firenze: XIX ". Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Supplemento 1 (1): 34–43. (Mochlus grandisonianus, new species). (in Italian, with abstracts in English, French, and German).
- Lanza B, Carfi S (1968). "Gli scincidi della Somalia (Reptilia, Squamata), ricerche sulla fauna della Somalia promosse dall'Instituto di Zoologia e dal Museo Zoologico dell'Università di Firenze: XXXVIII ". Monit. Zool. Ital., Suppl. 2 (1): 207–260. (in Italian, with an abstract in English).
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