Mochlus mafianus

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Mochlus mafianus

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. mafianus
Binomial name
Mochlus mafianus
(Broadley, 1994)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lygosoma mafianum Broadley, 1994
  • Mochlus mafianum (Broadley, 1994) (orth. error)

Mochlus mafianus, also known as the Mafia writhing skink, is a species of skink. It is found on Mafia and Kisuju Islands, off the coast of Tanzania.[1][2] It inhabits coastal woodland and savanna.[1]

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