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Flexiseps crenni

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Flexiseps crenni is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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Flexiseps crenni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Flexiseps
Species:
F. crenni
Binomial name
Flexiseps crenni
(Mocquard, 1906)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sepsina crenni
    Mocquard, 1906
  • Scelotes crenni
    Angel, 1942
  • Androngo crenni
    Brygoo, 1981
  • Amphiglossus crenni
    Andreone & Greer, 2002
  • Flexiseps crenni
    Erens et al., 2017
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Etymology

The specific name, crenni, is in honor of ophthalmologist Louis Crenn, who presented the holotype to Mocquard.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of F. crenni is forest.[1]

Description

F. crenni has very short legs with a reduced number of digits.[4] Each front foot has 2–3 digits, and each back foot has 2–4 digits.[2] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.5 cm (4.5 in).[4]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of F. crenni is unknown.[2]

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