Mochlus mafianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Lygosominae
Genus: Mochlus
Species: Mochlus mafianus

Name

Mochlus mafianus (Broadley, 1994)

• Holotype: NMZB 10460, adult ♀, collected by a Frontier-Tanzania expedition on 16 August 1990.
• Type locality: “Mafia Island, Tanzania”.

Combinations

• Lygosoma mafianum Broadley, 1994: 219 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1994. A review of Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray 1827 (Reptilia: Scincidae) on the East African coast, with the description of a new species. Tropical Zoology 7(1): 217–222. DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1994.10539253 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Mochlus mafianus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2018.
• Broadley, D., Spawls, S., Malonza, P. & Msuya, C.A. 2014. IUCN: Mochlus mafianus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T178467A46112124. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178467A46112124.en. Accessed on 02 March 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Mafia Writhing Skink