Trachylepis ferrarai explained

Trachylepis ferrarai, also known commonly as Ferrara's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.

Etymology

The specific name, ferrarai, is in honor of Italian zoologist Franco Ferrara, who studies isopods.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. ferrarai is forest.

Description

A medium-sized species for its genus, adults of T. ferrarai have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.7–.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. ferrarai is unknown.

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 ferrarai, new combination).
• Lanza B (1978). "Mabuya ferrarai, a new scincoid lizard from Somalia". Monitore Zoologico Italiano Supplemento 11 (12): 271–280.
• Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: checklist and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465. (Mabuya ferrarai, pp. 424, 446).

Notes and References

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