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Mochlus

Synonyms: Lepidothyris

Wikipedia Abstract

Mochlus is a genus of skinks. They are cylindrical in shape and robust. They get the common name "writhing skinks" from their side-to-side movement they make when held in the hand. They feed on insects and millipedes.
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Species

Mochlus brevicaudis (Attributes)
Mochlus fernandi (True Fire Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus grandisonianus (Lanza's Writhing Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus guineensis (Guinea Writhing Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus hinkeli (Attributes)
Mochlus laeviceps (Common Writhing Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus lanceolatus (Broadley's Writhing Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus mabuiiformis (Mabuya-like Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus mafianus (Mafia Writhing Skink)
Mochlus mocquardi (Mocquard's Writhing Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus paedocarinatus (Abyssinian Writhing Skink)
Mochlus pembanus (Pemba Island Writhing Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus productus (Boulenger's Writhing Skink)
Mochlus simonettai (Sinionetta's Writhing Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus somalicus (Somali Writhing Skink)
Mochlus striatus (Attributes)
Mochlus sundevallii (Peters' Eyelid Skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus tanae (Tana delta skink) (Attributes)
Mochlus vinciguerrae (Vinciguerra's Writhing Skink) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0