Scincella boettgeri

Scincella boettgeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Scincella
Species:	S. boettgeri
Binomial name
	Scincella boettgeri; (Van Denburgh, 1912)
Synonyms
	Leiolopisma laterale boettgeri; Van Denburgh, 1912; Scincella boettgeri; — Schmidt, 1927; Lygosoma reevesii boettgeri; — Nakamura & Uéno, 1963; Scincella boettgeri; — Greer, 1974;

Last updated November 19, 2021

Boettger's ground skink (Scincella boettgeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.^[3]

Geographic range

S. boettgeri is found in the Miyako and Yaeyama island groups of the southern Ryukyu Islands.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. boettgeri is forest.^[1]

Behavior

S. boettgeri is terrestrial.^[1]

Diet

S. boettgeri preys upon insects and spiders.^[1]

Reproduction

S. boettgeri is oviparous. Clutch size is 4–11 eggs.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Scincella boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T96265628A96265657. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265628A96265657.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Scincella boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella boettgeri, p. 29).