Mochlus grandisonianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Mochlus
Species:
M. grandisonianus
Binomial name
Mochlus grandisonianus
Lanza & Carfi, 1966
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Mochlus grandisonianus
    Lanza & Carfi, 1966
  • Lygosoma grandisonianum
    — Lanza, 1990
  • Mochlus grandisonianum
    — Feldman et al., 2015
  • Mochlus grandisonianus
    — Mazuch, 2021

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]

Etymology

The specific name, grandisonianus, is in honor of British herpetologist Alice Georgie Cruickshank "Bunty" Grandison.[3]

Geographic range

M. grandisonianus is found in northeastern Somalia, where it has been found in Bari region and Mudug region.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. grandisonianus is sand.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. grandisonianus is unknown.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Mochlus grandisonianus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  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 grandisonianum, p. 106).

Further reading

  • 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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