Loveridge's Writhing Skink articles

Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Somalia (Lanza 1990), Kenya (coastal areas) south to Ndungu, South Pare, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.
Type locality: Kau, near Tana River mouth, Kenya.

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Mochlus tanae

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Mochlus tanae, also known commonly as Loveridge's writhing skink or the Tana River writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to East Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, tanae refers to the Tana River of Kenya.^[3]

Geographic range

M. tanae is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.^[2]

Reproduction

M. tanae is viviparous.^[2]

References

^ Malonza, P.; Msuya, C.A.; Spawls, S. (2021). "Mochlus tanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14669350A14669392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14669350A14669392.en. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mochlus tanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 April 2020.
^ 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. (Lygosoma tanae, p. 260).

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