Mochlus hinkeli, also known commonly as Hinkel's red-flanked skink and Hinkel's red-sided skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.[1][3] The species is native to eastern Central Africa and East Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.
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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. hinkeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Mochlus hinkeli | |
| Synonyms[1][3] | |
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Lepidothyris hinkeli Wagner, Böhme, Pauwels & Schmitz, 2009[2] | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, hinkeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Harald Hinkel.[4]
Geographic range
editM. hinkeli is found in northern Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.[1]
Habitat
editDescription
editM. hinkeli measures 76–146 mm (3.0–5.7 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[2]
Behavior
editM. hinkeli is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
editM. hinkeli is oviparous.[3] Clutch size may be as many as 12 eggs.[1]
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]
- Mochlus hinkeli hinkeli (Wagner et al., 2009)
- Mochlus hinkeli joei (Wagner et al., 2009)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Wagner, P.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J. (2021). "Mochlus hinkeli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13152776A13152778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13152776A13152778.en. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ a b Wagner, P.; Böhme, W.; Pauwels, O.S.G.; Schmitz, A. (2009). "A review of the African red-flanked skinks of the Lygosoma fernandi (BURTON, 1836) species group (Squamata: Scincidae) and the role of climate change in their speciation". Zootaxa. 2050 (1): 1–30. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2050.1.1. (Lepidothyris hinkeli, new species).
- ^ a b c d Mochlus hinkeli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 March 2022.
- ^ 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. (Lepidothyris hinkeli, p. 124).
Further reading
edit- Böhme W, Fischer E, Hinkel H (2023). "Reptilien aus dem Irangi Forest, Provinz Kivu-Süd, Demokratische Republik Kongo". Sauria, Berlin 45 (4): 29–43. (in German).
- Freitas ES, Datta-Roy A, Karanth P, Grismer LL, Siler CD (2019). "Multlocus phylogenyand a new classification for African, Asian and Indian supple and writhing skinks (Scincidae: Lygosominae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186 (4): 1067–1096. (Mochlus hinkeli, new combination).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618.
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