Mochlus mafianus

Mochlus mafianus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Mochlus
Species:	M. mafianus
Binomial name
	Mochlus mafianus; (Broadley, 1994)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma mafianum Broadley, 1994 ; Mochlus mafianum (Broadley, 1994) (orth. error) ;

Mochlus mafianus, also known as the Mafia writhing skink, is a species of skink. It is found on Mafia and Kisuju Islands, off the coast of Tanzania.^[1]^[2] It inhabits coastal woodland and savanna.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Broadley, D.; Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. & Msuya, C.A. (2014). "Mochlus mafianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178467A46112124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178467A46112124.en. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Mochlus mafianus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 March 2022.

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[IUCN-1] Broadley, D.; Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. & Msuya, C.A. (2014). "Mochlus mafianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178467A46112124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178467A46112124.en. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[RDB-2] Mochlus mafianus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 March 2022.

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