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Mochlus  Günther, 1864
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1181652

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria   
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAutarchoglossa   
                               FamilyScincidae Oppel, 1811 – Skinks  
                                  SubfamilyLygosominae   
                                     GenusMochlus Günther, 1864  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Mochlus brevicaudis (Greer, Grandison and Barbault, 1985)  
                                        Species Mochlus fernandi (Burton, 1836)  
                                        Species Mochlus grandisonianus Lanza and Carfi, 1966 – Lanza's Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus guineensis (Peters, 1879)  
                                        Species Mochlus hinkeli (Wagner, Böhme, Pauwels and Schmitz, 2009) – Hinkel's Red-sided Skink, Hinkel's Red-flanked Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus laeviceps (Peters, 1874) – Common Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus lanceolatus (Broadley, 1990) – Broadley's Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus mabuiiformis (Loveridge, 1935) – Mabuya-like Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus mafianus (Broadley, 1994) – Mafia Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus mocquardi (Chabanaud, 1917) – Mocquard's Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus paedocarinatus Lanza and Carfi, 1968 – Lanza's Writhing Skink, Abyssinian Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus pembanus (Boettger, 1913) – Pemba Island Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus productus (Boulenger, 1909) – Boulenger's Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus simonettai (Lanza, 1979) – Simonetta's Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus somalicus (Parker, 1942) – Somali Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus striatus (Hallowell, 1854)  
                                        Species Mochlus sundevallii (Smith, 1849) – Peters' Eyelid Skink, Peters' Writhing Skink, Sundevall's Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus tanae (Loveridge, 1935) – Loveridge's Writhing Skink, Tana River Writhing Skink 
                                        Species Mochlus vinciguerrae (Parker, 1932) – Vinciguerra's Writhing Skink 
       

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  Source: Reptile Database (Mar 2022), website (version Mar-2022)  
  Acquired: 2002   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2022) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 9 May 2022   
  Reference for: Mochlus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Applegarth, J. S.  
  Publication Date: 1983   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Index to the Genera of Reptilia - A Device to Assist Curators. Sauria (Lacertilia and Amphisbaenia), Third Edition   
  Page(s): 54   
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