Trachylepis boulengeri explained

Trachylepis boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to southeastern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[1]

Geographic range

T. boulengeri is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. boulengeri are shrubland and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1500m (4,900feet).

Behavior

T. boulengeri is diurnal, and it is both arboreal and terrestrial.

Diet

T. boulengeri preys upon insects and spiders.

Reproduction

T. boulengeri is oviparous.

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 boulengeri, new combination).
• Spawls, Stephen

Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Trachylepis boulengeri, p. 135).

• Sternfeld R (1911). "Zur Reptilienfauna Deutsch-Ostafrikas ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911: 244–251. (Mabuia boulengeri, new species, pp. 248–249). (in German).

Notes and References

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