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.
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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. vinciguerrae
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| Mochlus vinciguerrae (Parker, 1932)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, vinciguerrae, is in honor of Italian ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra.[4]
Geographic range
editReproduction
editM. vinciguerrae is viviparous.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Mochlus vinciguerrae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 April 2020.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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
edit- Lanza B, Carfi S (1968). "Gli Scincidi della Somalia (Reptilia, Squamata)". Monitore Zoologico Italiano (Nuova Serie) Supplemento 2: 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 London 1932: 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 Museum 39 (3): 213–234. (Riopa vinciguerrae, new combination, p. 228).
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