Chalcides lanzai

Chalcides lanzai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Chalcides
Species: C. lanzai
Binomial name
Chalcides lanzai
G. Pasteur, 1967
Synonyms
  • Chalcides ocellatus lanzai
    G. Pasteur, 1967
  • Chalcides lanzai
    — Caputo & Mellado, 1992
  • Chalcides montanus lanzai
    — Schlüter, 2004[1]

Chalcides lanzai, or Lanza's Skink, is a species of skink endemic to Morocco, which is sometimes considered a subspecies of Chalcides montanus.

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.

Conservation status

C. lanzai is unlikely to be under serious threat, though it has been affected from habitat degradation due to overgrazing.

Reproduction

Females of the species give birth to live young.

References

  1. "Chalcides lanzai ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides lanzai, p. 151).

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