Mochlus mabuiiformis (LOVERIDGE, 1935)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Mabuya-like (writhing) Skink |
Synonym | Riopa mabuiiformis LOVERIDGE 1935: 12 Riopa mabuiiformis LOVERIDGE 1957: 214 Riopa mabuiiformis — LANZA & CARFI 1966: 41 Lygosoma mabuiiforme — LANZA 1983 Lygosoma mabuiiforme — SPAWLS & ROTICH 1997 Lygosoma mabuiiformis — SPAWLS et al. 2002: 143 Mochlus mabuiiforme — FELDMAN et al. 2015 |
Distribution | Kenya (Tana delta), S Somalia Type locality: Ngatana, Tana River, Coast Province, Kenya Colony |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 40266, adult male |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A very large Mabuia-like species with well developed pentadactyle limbs, the hind limb being included from 2 (young) to 3 (adult) times in the distance between the axilla and groin. A pair of supranasals form a suture separating the rostral from the frontonasal, nostril so large as to nearly divide the single nasal shield, latter forming a horizontal suture with the supranasal. Midbody scales smooth, in 28 to 30 rows. Color of adults and young different. (Loveridge 1935) |
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