Trachylepis bocagii

Trachylepis bocagii
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. bocagii
Binomial name
	Trachylepis bocagii; (Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms
	Mabuia bocagii; Boulenger, 1887; Mabuya bocagii; — Hellmich, 1957; Euprepis bocagii; — Mausfeld et al., 2002; Trachylepis bocagii; — Bauer, 2003;

Last updated October 06, 2025

Trachylepis bocagii, also known commonly as Bocage's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, bocagii, is in honor of Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.^[3]

Geographic range

T. bocagii is found in Angola, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. bocagii is savanna, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

T. bocagii is viviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Trachylepis bocagii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T161191713A120634441. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161191713A120634441.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Trachylepis bocagii 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. (Trachylepis bocagii, p. 28).

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 bocagii, new combination).
Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Mabuia bocagii, new species, pp. 203–204).
Hellmich W (1957). "Herpetologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in Angola ". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München5: 1–91. (Mabuya bocagii, p. 61). (in German).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Trachylepis bocagii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T161191713A120634441. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161191713A120634441.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Trachylepis bocagii 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. (Trachylepis bocagii, p. 28).

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