Mochlus simonettai, also known as Simonetta's writhing skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
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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. simonettai
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| Mochlus simonettai (Lanza, 1979)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, simonettai, is in honor of Italian zoologist Albert Mario Simonetta (born 1930).[3]
Geographic range edit
M. simonettai is found in Afgooye District, Somalia.[2]
Description edit
M. simonettai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 9 cm (3.5 in), with a tail slightly shorter than SVL.[2]
References edit
- ^ Mazuch, T. (2021). "Mochlus simonettai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14669144A14669158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14669144A14669158.en. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Mochlus simonettai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ 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. (Lygosoma simonettai, p. 244).
Further reading edit
- Lanza B (1979). "Lygosoma simonettai, a new black-headed skink from Somalia". Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Supplemento 12 (4): 25–32. (Lygosoma simonettai, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).
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