Chalcides lanzai

Chalcides lanzai, or Lanza's skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.^[1][2]

Chalcides lanzai
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. lanzai
Binomial name
Chalcides lanzai G. Pasteur, 1967
Synonyms[2]
Chalcides ocellatus lanzai G. Pasteur, 1967 Chalcides lanzai — Caputo & Mellado, 1992 Chalcides montanus lanzai — Schlüter, 2004

Taxonomy

Chalcides lanzai has been considered a subspecies of Chalcides montanus and of Chalcides ocellatus.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, lanzai, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Benedetto Lanza.^[2][3]

Habitat

C. lanzai is usually found in forest and grassland areas, and is common in the areas where it can be found.^[1]

Conservation status

C. lanzai is unlikely to be under serious threat, though it has been affected from habitat degradation due to overgrazing.^[1]

Reproduction

Adult females of the species C. lanzai give birth to live young.^[2] Its mode of reproduction has been described as being viviparous^[1] and as being ovoviviparous.^[2]