Mochlus hinkeli

Mochlus hinkeli, also known commonly as Hinkel's red-flanked skink and Hinkel's red-sided skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to eastern Central Africa and East Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology
The specific name, hinkeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Harald Hinkel.

Geographic range
M. hinkeli is found in northern Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. hinkeli is forest.

Description
M. hinkeli measures 76 - 146 mm in snout-to-vent length (SVL).

Behavior
M. hinkeli is terrestrial and diurnal.

Reproduction
M. hinkeli is oviparous. Clutch size may be as many as 12 eggs.

Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
 * Mochlus hinkeli hinkeli (Wagner et al., 2009)
 * Mochlus hinkeli joei (Wagner et al., 2009)