Chalcides manueli
| Chalcides manueli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. manueli |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcides manueli Hediger, 1935 | |
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Chalcides manueli, commonly known as Manuel's skink, is a species of scincine lizard.[1]
Geographic range
C. manueli is endemic to Morocco.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, manueli, is in honor of Albert Manuel of Rabat who helped Hediger to organize an expedition to Morocco.[2]
Reproduction
Adult females of C. manueli give birth to live young.
Conservation status
C. manueli is somewhat rare throughout its distribution and is affected by deforestation, desertification, and overgrazing. It is likely that the species is in decline, and its range is severely fragmented.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Chalcides manueli ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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 manueli, p. 167).
- ↑ Joger U et al. (2005). Chalcides manueli. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 April 2007. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is vulnerable.
Further reading
- Hediger H. (1935). "Herpetologische Beobachtungen in Marokko ". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 46: 1-49. (Chalcides ocellatus manueli, new subspecies, p. 20). (in German).
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