''Manciola'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...
s. It contains one species, ''Manciola guaporicola'',
[ which is found in South America (Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay). It is also known as Dunn's mabuya or South American small-handed skink.][
]
References
Skinks
Monotypic lizard genera
Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges
Taxa named by Caitlin E. Conn
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