Chalcides pulchellus MOCQUARD, 1906

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	Mocquard's Cylindrical Skink
Synonym	Chalcides pulchellus MOCQUARD 1906: 466 Chalcides pulchellus — BRYGOO 1985: 88 Chalcides pulchellus — GREENBAUM et al. 2006 Chalcides thierryi pulchellus
Distribution	SW Burkina Faso (= Upper Volta) Type locality: “Soudan français, région du Lobi” (BRYGOO 1985: 88.
Reproduction	viviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN = MHNP 1906.150 (2689 alpha)
Diagnosis
Comment	Synonymy: GUIBÉ 1954 considers this species as a synonym of Chalcides bottegi.
Etymology	Named after Latin “pulchellus” = pretty.
References	Brygoo, E.R. 1985. Les types des scincidés (Reptiles, Sauriens) du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, catalogue critique. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (4e sér.) 7 (sect. A 3), suppl.: 1-126 Greenbaum, E.; Campbell, A.C. & Raxworthy, C.J. 2006. A revision of sub-saharan Chalcides (Squamata: Scincidae) with redescriptions of two East African species. Herpetologica 62 (1): 71-89 - get paper here Mocquard, F. 1906. Description de quelques espéces nouvelles de Reptiles. Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 7: 464-466. - get paper here Trape, J.F.; Trape, S. & Chirio, L. 2012. Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. IRD Orstom, 503 pp. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List - Chalcides pulchellus - Least Concern, LC http://www.chalcides.de/Alle_Arten.html Google images

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