Feylinia currori


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.

Etymology

The specific name, currori, is in honor of J. Curror of the Royal Navy, who presented the holotype to John Edward Gray.

Geographic range

F. currori is found in northern Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of F. currori are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to.

Description

F. currori may attain a total length of, including a tail of.

Diet

F. currori predominately preys upon termites.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of F. currori is uncertain. It has reported to be oviparous and viviparous.

Taxonomy

F. currori is the type species of the genus Feylinia.