Flexiseps crenni
| Flexiseps crenni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Scincoidea |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Flexiseps |
| Species: | F. crenni |
| Binomial name | |
| Flexiseps crenni (Mocquard, 1906) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Flexiseps crenni is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, crenni, is in honor of ophthalmologist Louis Crenn, who presented the holotype to Mocquard.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of F. crenni is forest.[1]
Description
F. crenni has very short legs with a reduced number of digits.[4] Each front foot has 2–3 digits, and each back foot has 2–4 digits.[2] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.5 cm (4.5 in).[4]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of F. crenni is unknown.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Raxworthy, C.J. & Vences, M. (2010). Amphiglossus crenni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178227A7502301.en.
- ^ a b c d Flexiseps crenni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
- ^ 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. (Amphiglossus crenni, p. 61).
- ^ a b Mocquard F (1906).
Further reading
- Andreone F, Greer AE (2002). "Malagasy scincid lizards: descriptions of nine new species, with notes on the morphology, reproduction and taxonomy of some previously described species (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae)". Journal of Zoology 258: 139–181. (Amphiglossus crenni, new combination).
- Erens J, Miralles A, Glaw F, Chatrou LW, Vences M (2017). "Extended molecular phylogenetics and revised systematics of Malagasy scincine lizards". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 466–472. (Flexiceps crenni, new combination).
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
- Mocquard F (1906). "Descriptions de quelques Reptiles et d'un Batracien d'espèces nouvelles ". Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 12: 247–253. (Sepsina crenni, new species, pp. 247–248). (in French).