Mochlus hinkeli
Mochlus hinkeli, also known as Hinkel's red-sided skink or Hinkel's red-flanked skink, is a species of skink.[1][2] It is found in eastern Central Africa and East Africa, in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, and northern Angola and Zambia.[1]
| Mochlus hinkeli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mochlus |
| Species: | M. hinkeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Mochlus hinkeli (Wagner, Böhme, Pauwels & Schmitz, 2009) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Lepidothyris hinkeli Wagner, Böhme, Pauwels & Schmitz, 2009[3] | |
Mochlus hinkeli measure 76–146 mm (3.0–5.7 in) in snout–vent length.[3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies:[2]
- Mochlus hinkeli hinkeli (Wagner et al., 2009)
- Mochlus hinkeli joei (Wagner et al., 2009)
References
- Wagner, P.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J. (2021). "Mochlus hinkeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13152776A13152778. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13152776A13152778.en. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- Mochlus hinkeli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 March 2022.
- Wagner, P [in German]; Böhme, W [in German]; Pauwels, OSG [in French] & Schmitz, A [in French] (2009). "A review of the African red-flanked skinks of the Lygosoma fernandi (BURTON, 1836) species group (Squamata: Scincidae) and the role of climate change in their speciation". Zootaxa. 2050 (1): 1–30. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2050.1.1.
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