Trachylepis bensonii

Trachylepis bensonii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Mabuyidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. bensonii
Binomial name
	Trachylepis bensonii; (W. Peters, 1867)
Synonyms
	Euprepes (Euprepis) Bensonii; W. Peters, 1867; Mabuya bensonii; — Greer et al., 2000; Trachylepis bensonii; — Bauer, 2003;

Last updated October 06, 2025

Benson's mabuya (Trachylepis bensonii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, bensonii, is in honor of Stephen Allen Benson, who was President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864.^[3]

Geographic range

T. bensonii is found in Liberia and Sierra Leone.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. bensonii are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

T. bensonii is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Trape, J.-F. (2013). "Trachylepis bensonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T178651A16909287. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178651A16909287.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Trachylepis bensonii 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 bensonii, p. 23).

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 Herpetology52 (1): 1–7. (Trachylepis bensonii, new combination).
Peters W (1867). "Herpetologische Notizen ". Monatsberichte der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin1867: 13–37.
("Euprepes (Euprepis) Bensonii ", new species, pp. 20–21). (in German).
Trape J-F, Trape S, Chirio L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Trape, J.-F. (2013). "Trachylepis bensonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T178651A16909287. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178651A16909287.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Trachylepis bensonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.

[3] 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 bensonii, p. 23).

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