Chalcides armitagei

Chalcides armitagei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chalcides
Species:
C. armitagei
Binomial name
Chalcides armitagei

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.[2]

Geographic range

C. armitagei is found in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal.[3]

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.[1]

Reproduction

C. armitagei is viviparous.[3]

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)[4] gives 1920 and 1921.[3] Also, the original describer, Edward George Boulenger, has been confused with his father, George Albert Boulenger.

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b c Species Chalcides armitagei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ 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).



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