| Scincella boettgeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scincella |
| Species: | S. boettgeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Scincella boettgeri (Van Denburgh, 1912) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Scincella boettgeri, Boettger's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger. [3]
S. boettgeri is found in the Miyako and Yaeyama island groups of the southern Ryukyu Islands. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. boettgeri is forest. [1]
S. boettgeri is terrestrial. [1]
Scincella is a genus of lizards in the skink family, Scincidae, commonly referred to as ground skinks. The exact number of species in the genus is unclear, as taxonomic reclassification is ongoing, and sources vary widely. Scincella species primarily range throughout the temperate regions of the world and are typically small, fossorial lizards, which consume a wide variety of arthropods. They are a generalized insectivore with well developed chemosensory abilities.
Oskar Boettger was a German zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main. He was an uncle of the noted malacologist Caesar Rudolf Boettger (1888–1976).
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