Chalcides thierryi
Chalcides thierryi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Chalcides |
Species: | C. thierryi
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Binomial name | |
Chalcides thierryi Tornier, 1901
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Synonyms[2] | |
Chalcides thierryi, commonly known as Thierry's cylindrical skink, is a
Scincidae. The species is indigenous to West Africa
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Etymology
The specific name, thierryi, is in honor of German military officer Gaston Thierry, who served in Togo.[3]
Geographic range
Chalcides thierryi is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. thierryi is savanna.[1]
Reproduction
C. thierryi is viviparous.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Chalcides thierryi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides thierryi, p. 264).
Further reading
- Greenbaum E (2005). "Systematics of West African skinks in the Chalcides thierryi group: Composition, distribution, and redescription of types". African Journal of Herpetology 54 (1): 17–29.
- Joger U, Lambert MRK (2002). "Inventory of amphibians and reptiles in SE Senegal, including the Niokola-Koba National Park, with observations of factors influencing diversity". Tropical Zoology 15 (2): 165–185. (Chalcides thierryi, new status as a species).
- Loveridge A (1936). "African Reptiles and Amphibians in the Field Museum of Natural History". Zoological Series, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 22 (1): 1–122. (Chalcides bottegi thierryi, new status as a subspecies, p. 74).
- Tornier G (1901). "Die Crocodile, Schildkröten und Eidechsen in Togo". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 1901 (supplement): 65–88. (Chalcides bottegi var. thierryi, new variety, p. 87). (in German).
- ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).