Chalcides lanzai
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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. lanzai
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| Chalcides lanzai G. Pasteur, 1967
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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
- ^ "Chalcides lanzai ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides lanzai, p. 151).
External links
- Template:IUCN2006 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).
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