Mochlus guineensis

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Mochlus guineensis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Mochlus
Species:
M. guineensis
Binomial name
Mochlus guineensis
(Peters, 1879)
Synonyms[2]
  • Euprepes (Tiliqua) guineensis Peters, 1879
  • Riopa guineense Smith, 1937
  • Lygosoma guineense — Greer et al., 1985
  • Euprepes chaperi Vaillant, 1884
  • Lygosoma chaperi Hedges

Mochlus guineensis, the Guinean forest skink, is a species of skink. It is found in southern West Africa and in Cameroon in the westernmost Central Africa, but possibly also further east.[1][2] It occurs in savanna and farmbush habitats, including gallery forest and densely wooded humid savanna.[1]

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