Trachylepis gravenhorstii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Trachylepis |
Species: | T. gravenhorstii
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Binomial name | |
Trachylepis gravenhorstii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
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Synonyms[2][3] | |
Trachylepis gravenhorstii, also known commonly as Gravenhorst's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German zoologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.[4]
The preferred natural habitats of T. gravenhorstii are rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, and forest, but is also found in coffee plantations and ylang-ylang plantations.[1]
T gravenhorstii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in), and a total length (including tail) of 18 cm (7.1 in).[3]