Trachylepis boettgeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species:
T. boettgeri
Binomial name
Trachylepis boettgeri
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mabuia boettgeri
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Mabuya boettgeri
    — Angel, 1942
  • Euprepis boettgeri
    — Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003
  • Trachylepis boettgeri
    — Bauer, 2003

Trachylepis boettgeri, commonly known as Boettger's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[2] The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Etymology

Both the specific name, boettgeri, and the common name, Boettger's mabuya, are in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. boettgeri are grassland, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from 890–2,000 m (2,920–6,560 ft).[1]

Behavior

T. boettgeri is terrestrial and diurnal.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Vences, M. (2011). "Trachylepis boettgeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172902A6938695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172902A6938695.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Trachylepis boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 December 2016.
  3. ^ 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 boettgeri, p. 29).

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