Scincella boettgeri

Scincella boettgeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [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 [2]
Leiolopisma laterale boettgeri Van Denburgh, 1912 Scincella boettgeri — Schmidt, 1927 Lygosoma reevesii boettgeri — Nakamura & Uéno, 1963 Scincella boettgeri — Greer, 1974

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.

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]

References

1. 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.
2. Scincella boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.
3. 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).

Further reading

• Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series22 (31): 1–67.
• Van Denburgh J (1912). "Concerning Certain Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series3: 187–257. (Leiolopisma laterale boettgeri, new subspecies, p. 239).