Mochlus mocquardi

Mochlus mocquardi, also known as Mocquard's writhing skink, is a species of skink.^[1][2] It is found in West Africa (Niger, and Nigeria)^[1] and Chad,^[1][2] and according to the Reptile Database, also in Sudan.^[2] It is semi-fossorial and inhabits dry savanna in microhabitats with high humidity, such as under stones and in leaf litter within the shade of large trees, in lowland areas close to water.^[1]

Mochlus mocquardi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Lygosomidae
Genus:	Mochlus
Species:	M. mocquardi
Binomial name
Mochlus mocquardi (Chabanaud, 1917)
Synonyms[2]
Lygosoma (Riopa) mocquardi Chabanaud, 1917 Riopa mocquardi — Smith, 1937