Feylinia currori
Species of lizard
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Feylinia currori, also known commonly as Curror's skink, the western forest feylinia, and the western forest limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to Central Africa.[2]
| Feylinia currori | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Feylinia |
| Species: | F. currori |
| Binomial name | |
| Feylinia currori Gray, 1845 | |
Etymology
The specific name, currori, is in honor of J. Curror of the Royal Navy, who presented the holotype to John Edward Gray.[3]
Geographic range
F. currori is found in northern Angola (including Cabinda Province), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania.[2][4]
Habitat
Description
F. currori may attain a total length of 31 cm (12 in), including a tail of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).[5]
Diet
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of F. currori is uncertain. It has reported to be oviparous[1] and viviparous.[2]
