Chalcides ragazzii

Chalcides ragazzii, commonly called Ragazzi's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Chalcides ragazzii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. ragazzii
Binomial name
Chalcides ragazzii Boulenger, 1890
Synonyms[1]
Chalcides ocellatus Var. ragazzii Boulenger, 1890 Chalcides ocellatus ragazzii — Mertens, 1921 Chalcides ragazzii — G. Pasteur, 1981

Geographic range

C. ragazzii is found from Algeria (Ahaggar Mountains), Niger, northern Somalia and northern Kenya, to Ethiopia, Eritrea, and south-eastern Sahara.^[1]

Description

C. ragazzii is a large, pentadactyl skink (that is, it has five digits on each limb).^[1]

Reproduction

C. ragazzii is viviparous.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, ragazzii, is in honor of the collector of the holotype, Italian physician Dr. Vincenzo Ragazzi (1856–1929) of the Modena Natural History Society.^[1][2]