Chalcides lanzai
Chalcides lanzai, or Lanza's skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. lanzai |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcides lanzai G. Pasteur, 1967 | |
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Taxonomy
Chalcides lanzai has been considered a subspecies of Chalcides montanus and of Chalcides ocellatus.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, lanzai, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Benedetto Lanza.[2]
Habitat
C. lanzai is usually found in forest and grassland areas, and is common in the areas where it can be found.[3]
Conservation status
C. lanzai is unlikely to be under serious threat, though it has been affected from habitat degradation due to overgrazing.[3]
Reproduction
Adult females of the species C. lanzai give birth to live young.[1]
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References
- "Chalcides lanzai ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides lanzai, p. 151).
- Miras et al. (2005).
External links
- Miras JAM, El Mouden H, Pleguezuelos J, Slimani T, Sindaco R (2005). "Chalcides lanzai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is near threatened.
Further reading
- 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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