Paracontias brocchii, also known commonly as the stone skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Paracontias |
| Species: | P. brocchii
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| Paracontias brocchii Mocquard, 1894
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Etymology
editThe specific name, brocchii, is in honor of French naturalist Paul Louis Antoine Brocchi.[2]
Geographic range
editP. brocchii is found in extreme northern Madagascar in Montagne d'Ambre National Park.[1][3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of P. brocchii is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,250 m (2,950–4,100 ft).[1]
Description
editP. brocchii has no legs and no external ear openings.[3]
Behavior
editP. brocchi is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of P. brocchii is unknown.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c Paracontias brocchii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
Further reading
edit- 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 & Development 3 (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).
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