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in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

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, who presented the holotype to Mocquard. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Amphiglossus crenni'', p. 61).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of ''F. crenni'' is forest.

Description

''F. crenni'' has very short legs with a reduced number of digits. Mocquard F (1906). Each front foot has 2–3 digits, and each back foot has 2–4 digits. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of ''F. crenni'' is unknown.

References

* Andreone F, Greer AE (2002). "Malagasy scincid lizards: descriptions of nine new species, with notes on the morphology, reproduction and taxonomy of some previously described species (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae)". ''Journal of Zoology'' 258: 139–181. (''Amphiglossus crenni'', new combination). * Erens J, Miralles A, Glaw F, Chatrou LW, Vences M (2017). "Extended molecular phylogenetics and revised systematics of Malagasy scincine lizards". ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 107: 466–472. (''Flexiceps crenni'', new combination). *Glaw F, Vences M (2006). ''A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition''. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. . * Mocquard F (1906). "''Descriptions de quelques Reptiles et d'un Batracien d'espèces nouvelles'' ". ''Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle'' 12: 247–253. (''Sepsina crenni'', new species, pp. 247–248). (in French). Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1906 Flexiseps Taxa named by François Mocquard {{skink-stub

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Habitat

Description

Reproduction

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