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Mochlus simonettai

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Mochlus simonettai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Mochlus
Species:
M. simonettai
Binomial name
Mochlus simonettai
(Lanza, 1979)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygodactylus simonettai
    Lanza, 1979

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

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The specific name, simonettai, is in honor of Italian zoologist Albert Mario Simonetta (born 1930).[3]

Geographic range

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M. simonettai is found in Afgooye District, Somalia.[2]

Description

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M. simonettai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 9 cm (3.5 in), with a tail slightly shorter than SVL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Mochlus simonettai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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).