Trachylepis dumasi

Trachylepis dumasi
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Mabuyidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. dumasi
Binomial name
	Trachylepis dumasi; (Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1995)
Synonyms
	Mabuya dumasi; Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1955; Euprepis dumasi; — Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003; Trachylepis dumasi; — Bauer, 2003;

Last updated October 06, 2025

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

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]

References

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.
1 2 3 4 Trachylepis dumasi 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 dumasi, p. 77).

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 dumasi, new combination).
Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany. Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
Mausfeld P, Schmitz A (2003). "Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Eutropis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications". Organisms Diversity & Evolution3: 161–171. (Eutropis dumasi, new combination).
Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ (1995). "A new Mabuya (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) of the aureopunctata-group from southern Madagascar". Journal of Herpetology29 (1): 28–38. (Mabuya dumasi, new species).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-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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