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Paracontias brocchii

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Species of lizard

Paracontias brocchii
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Paracontias
Species: P. brocchii
Binomial name
Paracontias brocchii
Mocquard, 1894

Paracontias brocchii, also known commonly as the stone skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, brocchii, is in honor of French naturalist Paul Louis Antoine Brocchi.

Geographic range

P. brocchii is found in extreme northern Madagascar in Montagne d'Ambre National Park.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. brocchii is forest, at altitudes of 900–1,250 m (2,950–4,100 ft).

Description

P. brocchii has no legs and no external ear openings.

Behavior

P. brocchi is terrestrial.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. brocchii is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Vences M (2011). "Paracontias brocchii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172779A6916228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172779A6916228.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 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. (Paracontias brocchii, p. 39).
  3. ^ Paracontias brocchii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.

Further reading

  • D'Cruze N, Köhler J, Franzen M, Glaw F (2008). "A conservation assessment of the amphibians and reptiles of the Forêt d'Ambre Special Reserve, north Madagascar". Madagascar Conservation & Development 3 (1): 44–54. (Paracontias brocchii, p. 50). (in English, with an abstract in French).
  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
  • Mocquard F (1894). "Reptiles nouveaux ou insuffisamment connus de Madagascar". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, Huitième Série 6 (17): (Compte-Rendu Sommaire du Séance du 23 Juin 1894) 3–10. (Paracontias brocchii, new species, pp. 5–6). (in French).


Taxon identifiers
Paracontias brocchii


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