Biology:Trachylepis boulengeri
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Short description: Species of lizard
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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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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
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[2]
Geographic range
T. boulengeri is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. boulengeri are shrubland and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[3]
Behavior
T. boulengeri is diurnal, and it is both arboreal and terrestrial.[3]
Diet
T. boulengeri preys upon insects and spiders.[3]
Reproduction
T. boulengeri is oviparous.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
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Further reading
- 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).
Wikidata ☰ Q5122272 entry
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