J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e
● C o n t e n t s
● C u r r e n t e v e n t s
● R a n d o m a r t i c l e
● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a
● C o n t a c t u s
● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p
● L e a r n t o e d i t
● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l
● R e c e n t c h a n g e s
● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t
● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t
● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e
● C o n t r i b u t i o n s
● T a l k
( T o p )
1
D e s c r i p t i o n
2
D i e t
3
S p e c i e s
4
R e f e r e n c e s
5
F u r t h e r r e a d i n g
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
M o c h l u s
1 2 l a n g u a g e s
● C e b u a n o
● E s p a ñ o l
● E u s k a r a
● F r a n ç a i s
● К ы р ы к м а р ы
● N e d e r l a n d s
● P o l s k i
● R o m â n ă
● S v e n s k a
● T ü r k ç e
● У к р а ї н с ь к а
● W i n a r a y
E d i t l i n k s
● A r t i c l e
● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d
● E d i t
● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d
● E d i t
● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e
● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s
● U p l o a d f i l e
● S p e c i a l p a g e s
● P e r m a n e n t l i n k
● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n
● C i t e t h i s p a g e
● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L
● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e
● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F
● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
I n o t h e r p r o j e c t s
● W i k i m e d i a C o m m o n s
● W i k i s p e c i e s
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Mochlus is a genus of skinks , lizards in the family Scincidae . The genus is endemic to Africa .
Description [ edit ]
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.[1]
Skinks in the genus Mochlus feed on insects and millipedes.[1]
Species [ edit ]
The following 19 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
Mochlus brevicaudis (Greer , Grandison & Barbault , 1985)
Mochlus fernandi (Burton , 1836) – fire skink
Mochlus grandisonianus Lanza & Carfi , 1966 – Lanza's writhing skink
Mochlus guineensis (W. Peters , 1879) – Guinean forest skink
Mochlus hinkeli Wagner , Böhme , Pauwels & Schmitz , 2009 – Hinkel's red-sided skink, Hinkel's red-flanked skink
Mochlus laeviceps (W. Peters, 1874) – common writhing skink
Mochlus lanceolatus Broadley , 1990 – Broadley's writhing skink
Mochlus mabuiiformis (Loveridge , 1935) – Mabuya-like writhing skink
Mochlus mafianus (Broadley , 1994) – mafia writhing skink
Mochlus mocquardi (Chabanaud , 1917) – Mocquard's writhing skink[3]
Mochlus paedocarinatus Lanza & Carfi, 1968 – Lanza's writhing skink, Abyssinian writhing skink
Mochlus pembanus Boettger , 1913 – Pemba Island writhing skink
Mochlus productus (Boulenger , 1909) – Boulenger's writhing skink
Mochlus simonettai (Lanza, 1979) – Simonetta's writhing skink
Mochlus somalicus (Parker , 1942) – Somali writhing skink
Mochlus striatus (Hallowell , 1854)
Mochlus sundevallii (A. Smith , 1849) – Sundevall's writhing skink
Mochlus tanae (Loveridge, 1935) – Loveridge's writhing skink, Tana River writhing skink
Mochlus vinciguerrae (Parker, 1932) – Vinciguerra's writhing skink
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mochlus .
References [ edit ]
^ a b Alexander, Graham; Marais, Johan (2008). A Guide to the Reptiles of Southern Africa . Cape Town, South Africa: Struik Publishers. 408 pp. ISBN 978-1-77007-386-9 . ("Writhing Skinks", pp. 247-248).
^ Genus Mochlus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^ 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 mocquardi , p. 181).
Further reading [ edit ]
Günther A (1864). "Report on a Collection of Reptiles and Fishes made by Dr. Kirk in the Zambesi and Nyassa Regions". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1864 : 303–314. (Mochlus , new genus, p. 308).
t
e
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mochlus&oldid=1108898833 "
C a t e g o r i e s :
● M o c h l u s
● L i z a r d g e n e r a
● T a x a n a m e d b y A l b e r t G ü n t h e r
● L y g o s o m i n a e s t u b s
H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s :
● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n
● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a
● A r t i c l e s w i t h ' s p e c i e s ' m i c r o f o r m a t s
● A l l s t u b a r t i c l e s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 6 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 , a t 2 1 : 2 8 ( U T C ) .
● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n .
● P r i v a c y p o l i c y
● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a
● D i s c l a i m e r s
● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a
● C o d e o f C o n d u c t
● D e v e l o p e r s
● S t a t i s t i c s
● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t
● M o b i l e v i e w