Trachylepis dumasi

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Trachylepis dumasi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species:
T. dumasi
Binomial name
Trachylepis dumasi
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Synonyms [2]
  • Mabuya dumasi
    Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1955
  • Euprepis dumasi
    Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003
  • Trachylepis dumasi
    Bauer, 2003

Trachylepis dumasi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, dumasi, is in honor of American herpetologist Philip Conrad Dumas. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. dumasi are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 100–250 m (330–820 ft). [1]

Description

A relatively small species for its genus, the maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of T. dumasi is 5.5 cm (2.2 in). Dorsally, the head, body, and tail are brown. [2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. dumasi is unknown. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Vences, M. (2011). "Trachylepis dumasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172992A6954347. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172992A6954347.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Trachylepis dumasi 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 dumasi, p. 77).

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