Mochlus mocquardi
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Mochlus |
Species: | M. mocquardi
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Binomial name | |
Mochlus mocquardi (Chabanaud, 1917)
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Mochlus mocquardi, also known as Mocquard's writhing skink, is a species of skink.[1][2] It is found in West Africa (Niger, and Nigeria)[1] and Chad,[1][2] and according to the Reptile Database, also in Sudan.[2] It is semi-fossorial and inhabits dry savanna in microhabitats with high humidity, such as under stones and in leaf litter within the shade of large trees, in lowland areas close to water.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Mochlus mocquardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 March 2022.