Mochlus hinkeli WAGNER, BÖHME, PAUWELS & SCHMITZ, 2009
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Mochlus hinkeli
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | Mochlus hinkeli hinkeli WAGNER, BÖHME, PAUWELS & SCHMITZ 2009 Mochlus hinkeli joei WAGNER, BÖHME, PAUWELS & SCHMITZ 2009 |
| Common Names | E: Hinkel’s Red-sided Skink, Hinkel’s red-flanked skink |
| Synonym | Lepidothyris hinkeli WAGNER, BÖHME, PAUWELS & SCHMITZ 2009 Lepidothyris hinkeli — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 155 Mochlus hinkeli — FREITAS et al. 2019 Mochlus hinkeli joei WAGNER, BÖHME, PAUWELS & SCHMITZ 2009 Lepidothyris hinkeli joei — MARQUES et al. 2018: 242 Mochlus hinkeli joei — FREITAS et al. 2019 (by implication) |
| Distribution | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire: Katanga) (Schmidt 1919), Rwanda (Fischer & Hinkel 1992), Uganda (Vonesh 2001), Kenya (Spawls et al. 2002; Wagner & Böhme 2007) and Zambia (IRSNB 4713) Type locality: Cyamudongo, Nyungwe, Rwanda. joei: Congo (Brazzaville) (ZFMK64410), DR Congo (MNHG 2539.071) and Angola (Laurent 1964); Type locality: Oyo, Bokouelé, Peoples Rep. Congo. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZFMK 55701, leg. Paĉome & H. Hinkel; paratypes: ZFMK Holotype: ZFMK 64410, leg. E. Fischer & H.Hinkel, 1993; paratypes: MNHG, IRSNB [joei] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species is distinguishable from L. fernandi by different aspects of morphology and colouration: L. hinkeli sp. n. is smaller in size than its sister taxon from West Africa; unlike L. fernandi the new species has small but distinct ear lobuli; there are between 34 and 38 scale rows around midbody, which is much higher than in L. fernandi with 31 to 34 rows; number of longitudinal ventral scales also higher (61 to 77) than in L. fernandi with 56 to 67 scales. Diagnosis [joei]: The new subspecies differs from the nominotypic form in having a monochromatic back, without lateral bars continuing on the back. Lateral bars in most cases smaller and lower in number than in the nominate form, not bordered with white dots; lower lip is lighter than in L. hinkeli hinkeli and without any black markings on the first sublabial scales; body scales in most cases stronger keeled than in the nominate form. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | named after Dr Harald Hinkel, a German naturalist whose doctorate (1994) in herpetology was awarded by Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz. He was drawn into the war in Rwanda (1992-1994) and became involved in disaster relief work (1996-2000), moving (2000) to do similar work in Somalia, where he was lucky to survive being shot through the throat. He co-edited Natur und Umwelt Ruandas – Einführung in die Flora und Fauna Ruandas (1992). |
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