Biology:Mochlus sundevallii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mochlus |
| Species: | M. sundevallii
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| Mochlus sundevallii (A. Smith, 1849)
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Mochlus sundevallii, also known commonly as Peters' eyelid skink, Peters' writhing skink, and Sundevall's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, sundevallii, is in honor of Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall.[3]
Geographic range
M. sundevallii is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa , Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[4][1] The Reptile Database also lists Central African Republic, Sudan, and possibly South Sudan.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of M. sundevallii are shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[4]
Description
M. sundevallii usually has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6–8 cm (2.4–3.1 in), but may grow to almost 9 cm (3.5 in) SVL. Dorsally, it is grayish or light brown, with dark brown speckling. Ventrally, it is uniformly cream-colored, except for the underside of the tail, which may have speckling.[5]
Reproduction
M. sundevallii is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mochlus sundevallii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ↑ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma sundevallii, pp. 307–308).
- ↑ 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. (Mochlus sundevallii, p. 258).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedIUCN - ↑ Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN:0-88359-042-5. (Lygosoma sundevallii, p. 150 + Plate 49).
Wikidata ☰ Q2626584 entry
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