Chalcides ragazzii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Chalcides |
Species: | C. ragazzii
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Binomial name | |
Chalcides ragazzii
Boulenger, 1890
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Chalcides ragazzii, commonly called Ragazzi's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
C. ragazzii is found from Algeria ( Ahaggar Mountains), Niger, northern Somalia and northern Kenya, to Ethiopia, Eritrea, and south-eastern Sahara. [1]
C. ragazzii is a large, pentadactyl skink (that is, it has five digits on each limb). [1]
C. ragazzii is viviparous. [1]
The specific name, ragazzii, is in honor of the collector of the holotype, Italian physician Dr. Vincenzo Ragazzi (1856–1929) of the Modena Natural History Society. [1] [2]