Chalcides armitagei | |
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Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Chalcides |
Species: | C. armitagei |
Binomial name | |
Chalcides armitagei E.G. Boulenger, 1922 |
Chalcides armitagei, also known commonly as Armitage's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to West Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, armitagei, is in honor of Cecil Hamilton Armitage (1869-1933), who collected the type specimen while he was Governor of the Gambia.
Geographic range
C. armitagei is found in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. armitagei is vegetated coastal dunes, where it can be found under leaf litter. It has also been found in artificial plantations.
Reproduction
C. armitagei is viviparous.
Note
There have been several errors in the scientific literature concerning C. armitagei. For the year of description, Frank & Ramus (1995) give 1896, while Pasteur (1981) gives 1920 and 1921. Also, the original describer, Edward George Boulenger, has been confused with his father, George Albert Boulenger.
References
- ^ Wilms, T.; Chirio, L.; Jallow, M.; Wagner, P. (2013). "Chalcides armitagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152303A13152308. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152303A13152308.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 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. (Chalcides armitagei, p. 11).
- ^ Species Chalcides armitagei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- Pasteur G (1981). "A survey of the species groups of the old world scincid genus Chalcides ". Journal of Herpetology 15 (1): 1-16.
Further reading
- Boulenger EG (1922). "Description of a New Lizard of the genus Chalcides, from the Gambia, living in the Society's Gardens". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1922: 899. (Chalcides armitagei, new species).
Taxon identifiers | |
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Chalcides armitagei |
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