Mochlus lanceolatus

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Conradie, W. |author2=Verburgt, L. |author3=Tolley, K.A. |author4=Alexander, G.J. |author5=Farooq, H. |author6=Raimundo, A. |author7=Sardinha, C.I.V. |date=2019 |title=Mochlus lanceolatus |volume=2019 |page=e.T14668253A14668316 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T14668253A14668316.en |access-date=27 March 2022}}

| genus = Mochlus

| species = lanceolatus

| authority = (Broadley, 1990)

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| synonyms = Lygosoma lanceolatum Broadley, 1990

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Mochlus lanceolatus, also known as Broadley's writhing skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Mozambique and found in the Bazaruto Archipelago and the adjacent mainland (northern tip of the San Sebastian Peninsula). It inhabits dune thicket habitats at elevations below {{convert|25|m|abbr=on}}. The known range falls entirely within protected areas (Bazaruto Archipelago National Park and Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary).

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Category:Mochlus

Category:Skinks of Africa

Category:Reptiles of Mozambique

Category:Endemic fauna of Mozambique

Category:Reptiles described in 1990

Category:Taxa named by Donald George Broadley

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