Proscelotes eggeli
| Proscelotes eggeli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Proscelotes |
| Species: | P. eggeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Proscelotes eggeli (Tornier, 1902)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Proscelotes eggeli, also known commonly as the Usambara five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, eggeli, is in honor of a German army physician, "Dr. Eggel", who collected reptiles in Africa for Tornier.[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of P. eggeli is forest.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
P. eggeli has been reported to be oviparous[1] and ovoviviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Howell K, Beraduccii [sic] J, Ngalason W (2021). "Proscelotes eggeli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44978970A44978979.en. Accessed on 02 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Proscelotes eggeli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 02 November 2022.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Proscelotes eggeli, p. 81).
Further reading[edit]
- Broadley DG, Howell KM (1991). "A Check List of the Reptiles of Tanzania, with Synoptic Keys". Syntarsus 1: 1–70. (Proscelotes eggeli, new combination, p. 14).
- Tornier G (1902). "Herpetologisch Neues aus Ost-Afrika". Zoologischer Anzeiger 25: 700–704. (Scelotes eggeli, new species, pp. 700–701). (in German).
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