Mochlus sundevallii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mochlus |
| Species: | M. sundevallii
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| Mochlus sundevallii (A. Smith, 1849)
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Mochlus sundevallii, also known
Scincidae. The species is endemic
to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, sundevallii, is in honor of Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall.[4]
Geographic range
M. sundevallii is found in
Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1][2] The Reptile Database also lists Central African Republic, Sudan, and possibly South Sudan.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of M. sundevallii are shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]
Description
M. sundevallii usually has a
Dorsally, it is grayish or light brown, with dark brown speckling. Ventrally, it is uniformly cream-colored, except for the underside of the tail, which may have speckling.[5]
Reproduction
M. sundevallii is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Spawls S (2017) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Mochlus sundevallii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178641A110249898. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Mochlus sundevallii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma sundevallii, pp. 307–308).
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mochlus sundevallii, p. 258).
- ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Lygosoma sundevallii, p. 150 + Plate 49).