Trachylepis rodenburgi

Trachylepis rodenburgi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. rodenburgi
Binomial name
	Trachylepis rodenburgi; (Hoogmoed, 1974)
Synonyms
	Mabuya rodenburgi; Hoogmoed, 1974; Euprepis rodenburgi; — Mausfeld et al., 2002; Trachylepis rodenburgi; — Bauer, 2003;

Last updated March 04, 2021

Trachylepis rodenburgi, also known commonly as Rodenburg's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to West Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, rodenburgi, is in honor of the collector of the holotype, Willem F. Rodenburg.^[3]

Geographic range

T. rodenburgi is found in Ghana and Nigeria.^[2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of T. rodenburgi is rocky areas.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. rodenburgi is unknown.^[2]

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References

1 2 Chirio L, Luiselli L (2018). "Trachylepis rodenburgi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T13155343A13155352. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T13155343A13155352.en. Downloaded 18 January 2020.
1 2 3 Trachylepis rodenburgi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 September 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 rodenburgi, p. 224).