| Mochlus simonettai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mochlus |
| Species: | M. simonettai
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| Binomial name | |
| Mochlus simonettai (Lanza, 1979)
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Mochlus simonettai, also known as Simonetta's writhing skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
Etymology
The specific name, simonettai, is in honor of Italian zoologist Albert Mario Simonetta (born 1930).
Geographic range
M. simonettai is found in Afgooye District, Somalia.
Description
M. simonettai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 9 cm (3.5 in), with a tail slightly shorter than SVL.
References
- ^ Mazuch, T. (2021). "Mochlus simonettai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14669144A14669158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14669144A14669158.en. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Mochlus simonettai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygosoma simonettai, p. 244).
Further reading
- Lanza B (1979). "Lygosoma simonettai, a new black-headed skink from Somalia". Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Supplemento 12 (4): 25–32. (Lygosoma simonettai, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).