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Mochlus
Mochlus is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus is endemic to Africa.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Sundevall's Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus sundevallii
Fire Skink
speciesMochlus fernandi
Guinean Forest Skink
speciesMochlus guineensis
Mochlus hinkeli
speciesMochlus hinkeli
Mochlus striatus
speciesMochlus striatus
Somali Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus somalicus
Pemba Island Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus pembanus
Lanza's Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus grandisonianus
Mabuya-like Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus mabuiiformis
Mocquard's Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus mocquardi
Abyssinian Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus paedocarinatus
Boulenger's Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus productus
Loveridge's Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus tanae
Vinciguerra's Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus vinciguerrae
Common Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus laeviceps
Mafia Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus mafianus
Broadley's Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus lanceolatus
Short-tailed Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus brevicaudis
Simonetta's Writhing Skink
speciesMochlus simonettai
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37931.