Mochlus pembanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Mochlus |
Species: | M. pembanus
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Binomial name | |
Mochlus pembanus (
Boettger, 1913)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Mochlus pembanus, also known as the Pemba Island writhing skink, is a species of skink. It is found on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania and in coastal Kenya; [1] [2] the latter could be introductions. [2]
Mochlus pembanus is fossorial and nocturnal. It occurs in coastal woodland and in a range of agricultural habitats. It is very common on Pemba and regularly encountered in Kenya. [1] It can grow to 89 mm (3.5 in) in snout–vent length. [2]