Mochlus tanae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Mochlus
Species:
M. tanae
Binomial name
Mochlus tanae
(Loveridge, 1935)
Synonyms[2]
  • Riopa tanae
    Loveridge, 1935
  • Lygosoma tanae
    — Lanza, 1990
  • Mochlus tanae
    — Spawls et al., 2018

Mochlus tanae, also known commonly as Loveridge's writhing skink or the Tana River writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to East Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, tanae refers to the Tana River of Kenya.[3]

Geographic range

M. tanae is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.[2]

Reproduction

M. tanae is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ Malonza, P.; Msuya, C.A.; Spawls, S. (2021). "Mochlus tanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14669350A14669392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14669350A14669392.en. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Mochlus tanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ 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. (Lygosoma tanae, p. 260).

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