Chalcides lanzai
| Chalcides lanzai | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. lanzai
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| Binomial name | |
| Chalcides lanzai G. Pasteur, 1967
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| File:Chalcides lanzai distribution.png | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Chalcides lanzai, or Lanza's skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.[1][2]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Chalcides lanzai has been considered a subspecies of Chalcides montanus and of Chalcides ocellatus.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, lanzai, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Benedetto Lanza.[2][3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]C. lanzai is usually found in forest and grassland areas, and is common in the areas where it can be found.[1]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]C. lanzai is unlikely to be under serious threat, though it has been affected from habitat degradation due to overgrazing.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]Adult females of the species C. lanzai give birth to live young.[2] Its mode of reproduction has been described as being viviparous[1] and as being ovoviviparous.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Chalcides lanzai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2022.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Chalcides lanzai, p. 151).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Pasteur G (1967). "Notes sur les sauriens du genre Chalcides (Scincidés). II. Premièr note sur le complexe de Chalcides ocellatus, avec description de Chalcides ocellatus lanzai". Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 47: 395–398. (Chalcides ocellatus lanzai, new subspecies). (in French).
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