Trachylepis bocagii explained

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.^[1]

Geographic range

T. bocagii is found in Angola, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. bocagii is savanna, at altitudes of 100–.

Reproduction

T. bocagii is viviparous.

Further reading

• 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 Herpetology 52 (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 München 5: 1–91. (Mabuya bocagii, p. 61). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]