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Mochlus
Sign in to saveMochlus is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus is endemic to Africa.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mochlus is referenced by 25 other articles, and connects out to Africa, Somalia and Animalia.
It sits within the topics Lizard genera, Mochlus and Taxa named by Albert Günther.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Bowring’s Supple Skink
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyScincidae
Mochlus – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Lygosominae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 124
- Family
- Scincidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Dr Congo, Tanzania, Zambia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lygosominae
- Image
- Mochlus sundevallii sundevallii, Sundevall's Writhing Skink, photographed in the Soutpansberg, Limpopo, South Africa..jpg
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- Mochlus
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Diet
- Species
- References
- Further reading
Mochlus is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus is endemic to Africa.
==Description== Skinks of the genus Mochlus are cylindrical in shape and robust. They get the common name "writhing skinks" from the side-to-side movement that they make when held in the hand.
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