Chalcides lanzai

Chalcides lanzai
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Scincinae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. lanzai
Binomial name
Chalcides lanzai G. Pasteur, 1967
Synonyms
Chalcides ocellatus lanzai G. Pasteur, 1967 Chalcides lanzai — Caputo & Mellado, 1992 Chalcides montanus lanzai — Schlüter, 2004[1]

Chalcides lanzai, or Lanza's Skink, is a species of skink endemic to Morocco, which is sometimes considered a subspecies of Chalcides montanus.

Etymology

The specific name, lanzai, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Benedetto Lanza.^[2]

Habitat

C. lanzai is usually found in forest and grassland areas, and is common in the areas where it can be found.

Conservation status

C. lanzai is unlikely to be under serious threat, though it has been affected from habitat degradation due to overgrazing.

Reproduction

Females of the species give birth to live young.

References

External links

• Miras JAM; et al. (2005). "Chalcides lanzai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 April 2007.  Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is near threatened.

Further reading

• Pasteur G. 1967. "Notes sur les sauriens du genre Chalcides (Scincidés). II. Premièr note sur le complexe de Chalcides ocellatus, avec description de Chalcides ocellatus lanzai". Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 47: 395–398. (Chalcides ocellatus lani, new subspeies).