Trachylepis boettgeri

Trachylepis boettgeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. boettgeri
Binomial name
	Trachylepis boettgeri; (Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms
	Mabuia boettgeri; Boulenger, 1887; Mabuya boettgeri; — Angel, 1942; Euprepis boettgeri; — Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003; Trachylepis boettgeri; — Bauer, 2003;

Last updated March 04, 2023

Trachylepis boettgeri, commonly known as Boettger's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Madagascar.^[2]

Etymology

Both the specific name, boettgeri, and the common name, Boettger's mabuya, are in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. boettgeri are grassland, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from 890–2,000 m (2,920–6,560 ft).^[1]

Behavior

T. boettgeri is terrestrial and diurnal.^[2]

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References

1 2 Vences, M. (2011). "Trachylepis boettgeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172902A6938695. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172902A6938695.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Trachylepis boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 17 December 2016.
↑ 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 boettgeri, p. 29).

Angel F (1942). "Les Lézards de Madagascar ". Mem. Acad. Malagache, Tananarive36: 1–193. (Mabuya boettgeri, p. 109). (in French).
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 boettgeri, 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 boettgeri, new species, p. 173 + Plate X, figures 3, 3a).
Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-01-3. (Mabuya boettgeri, p. 312).
Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] 1 2 Vences, M. (2011). "Trachylepis boettgeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172902A6938695. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172902A6938695.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Trachylepis boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 17 December 2016.

[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 boettgeri, p. 29).

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