| Lubuya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lubuya Horton, 1972 |
| Species: | L. ivensii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lubuya ivensii (Bocage, 1879) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Lubuya is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus contains one species, Lubuya ivensii, known commonly as Ivens' skink, Ivens's skink, Ivens's water skink, or the meadow skink, which is native to Southern Africa.
The specific name, ivensii, is in honor of Portuguese explorer Roberto Ivens. [3]
L. ivensii is found in Angola, southern Democratic Republic of Congo, and northwestern Zambia. [2]
L. ivensii is viviparous. [2]
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