Mochlus tanae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Mochlus |
Species: | M. tanae
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Binomial name | |
Mochlus tanae (
Loveridge, 1935)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Mochlus tanae, also known commonly as Loveridge's writhing skink or the Tana River writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to East Africa.
The specific name, tanae refers to the Tana River of Kenya. [3]
M. tanae is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. [2]
M. tanae is viviparous. [2]
Mochlus tanae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Mochlus |
Species: | M. tanae
|
Binomial name | |
Mochlus tanae (
Loveridge, 1935)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Mochlus tanae, also known commonly as Loveridge's writhing skink or the Tana River writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to East Africa.
The specific name, tanae refers to the Tana River of Kenya. [3]
M. tanae is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. [2]
M. tanae is viviparous. [2]