Chalcides armitagei

Chalcides armitagei
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. armitagei
Binomial name
	Chalcides armitagei; E.G. Boulenger, 1922

Chalcides armitagei, also known commonly as Armitage's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to West Africa.

Etymology[]

The specific name, armitagei, is in honor of Cecil Hamilton Armitage (1869-1933), who collected the type specimen while he was Governor of the Gambia.^[2]

Geographic range[]

C. armitagei is found in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal.^[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of C. armitagei is vegetated coastal dunes, where it can be found under leaf litter. It has also been found in artificial plantations.^[1]

Reproduction[]

C. armitagei is viviparous.^[3]

Note[]

There have been several errors in the scientific literature concerning C. armitagei. For the year of description, Frank & Ramus (1995) give 1896, while Pasteur (1981)^[4] gives 1920 and 1921.^[3] Also, the original describer, Edward George Boulenger, has been confused with his father, George Albert Boulenger.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Wilms T, , , Wagner P (2013). "Chalcides armitagei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152303A13152308. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152303A13152308.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides armitagei, p. 11).
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Species Chalcides armitagei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^ Pasteur G (1981). "A survey of the species groups of the old world scincid genus Chalcides ". Journal of Herpetology 15 (1): 1-16.