Trachylepis boulengeri
| Trachylepis boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. boulengeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis boulengeri (Sternfeld, 1911)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Trachylepis boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to southeastern Africa.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
T. boulengeri is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.[2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitats of T. boulengeri are shrubland and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]
Behavior[edit]
T. boulengeri is diurnal, and it is both arboreal and terrestrial.[1]
Diet[edit]
T. boulengeri preys upon insects and spiders.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
T. boulengeri is oviparous.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Wagner, P.; Branch, W.R.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J. (2021). "Trachylepis boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44979405A44979414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44979405A44979414.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Trachylepis boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ 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. (Mabuya boulengeri, p. 34).
Further reading[edit]
- Bauer AM (2003). "On the identity of Lacerta punctata Linnaeus 1758, the type species of the genus Euprepis Wagler 1830, and the generic assignment of Afro-Malagasy skinks". African Journal of Herpetology 52 (1): 1–7. (Trachylepis boulengeri, new combination).
- Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Trachylepis boulengeri, p. 135).
- Sternfeld R (1911). "Zur Reptilienfauna Deutsch-Ostafrikas ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911: 244–251. (Mabuia boulengeri, new species, pp. 248–249). (in German).