Flexiseps alluaudi explained

Flexiseps alluaudi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, alluaudi, is in honor of French entomologist Charles Alluaud.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of F. alluaudi is forest.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of F. alluaudi is unknown.

Further reading

• Brygoo ER (1981). "Systématique des lézards scincides de la région malgache. 6. Deux scincines nouveaux ". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris, Section A Zoologie Biologie et Écologie Animales, quatrième série [Series 4] 3 (1): 261–268. (Scelotes alluaudi, new species). (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 alluaudi, 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. .

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]