Mochlus vinciguerrae

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.

Mochlus vinciguerrae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Mochlus
Species:
M. vinciguerrae
Binomial name
Mochlus vinciguerrae
(Parker, 1932)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lygosoma vinciguerrae
    Parker, 1932
  • Riopa vinciguerrae
    — M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Mochlus vinciguerrae
    — Lanza & Carfi, 1968

Etymology

The specific name, vinciguerrae, is in honor of Italian ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra.[3]

Geographic range

M. vinciguerrae is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.[1]

Reproduction

M. vinciguerrae is viviparous.[1]

References
  1. Mochlus vinciguerrae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 April 2020.
  2. 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).
  3. 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
  • 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. 91).



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