''Flexiseps ardouini'', also known
commonly as the yellow skink, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Scincidae. The species is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''ardouini'', is in honor of French plant collector
Léon Ardouin (1841–1909).
[ Beolens B, Watkins M, ]Grayson M
Grayson may refer to:
Places Canada
* Grayson, Saskatchewan
* Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184, Saskatchewan
United States
* Grayson, California
* Grayson, Georgia
** Grayson High School
* Grayson, Kentucky
* Grayson, Louisiana
* Gray ...
(2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Amphiglossus ardouini'', p. 11).
Geographic range
''F. ardouini'' is found in northwestern Madagascar.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
of ''F. ardouini'' is dry forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
.[
]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''F. ardouini'' is unknown.[
]
References
Further reading
* Brygoo É-R (1983). "''Systématique des lézards scincides de la région malgache. X. Rapports de ''Gongylus johannae'' Günther 1880, des Comores, et de ''Sepsina valhallae'' Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
1909, des Glorieuses, avec les espèces malgaches'' ". ''Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Série quatrième'' ourth Series5 (2): 651–660. (''Amphiglossus ardouini'', new combination, p. 657). (in French).
* 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. (''Flexiseps ardouini'', 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. . (''Amphiglossus ardouini)''.
* Mocquard F (1897). "''Notes herpétologiques'' ". ''Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' irst Series
An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters.
IR ...
3 (6): 211–217. (''Sepsina ardouini'', new species, pp. 211–213). (in French).
Reptiles of Madagascar
Reptiles described in 1897
Flexiseps
Taxa named by François Mocquard
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
{{skink-stub