Mochlus simonettai | |
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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. simonettai
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Binomial name | |
Mochlus simonettai (
Lanza, 1979)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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.
The specific name, simonettai, is in honor of Italian zoologist Albert Mario Simonetta (born 1930). [3]
M. simonettai is found in Afgooye District, Somalia. [2]
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]
Mochlus simonettai | |
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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. simonettai
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Binomial name | |
Mochlus simonettai (
Lanza, 1979)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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.
The specific name, simonettai, is in honor of Italian zoologist Albert Mario Simonetta (born 1930). [3]
M. simonettai is found in Afgooye District, Somalia. [2]
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]