Trachylepis wingati explained
Trachylepis wingati, also known commonly as Wingate's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to northeastern Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, wingati, is in honor of Francis Reginald Wingate, who was a General in the British Army and the first British Governor of Sudan.[1]
Geographic range
T. wingati is found in Ethiopia and Sudan.
Description
T. wingati may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10cm (00inches). The tail is slightly longer than the SVL.[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of T. wingati 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 wingati, new combination).
- Werner F (1908). "Ergebnisse der mit Subvention aus der Erbschaft Treitl unternommenen zoologischen Forschungsreise Dr. Franz Werner's nach dem ägyptischen Sudan und Nord-Uganda. XII. Die Reptilien und Amphibien ". Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 116: 1823–1926 + Plates I–IV. (Mabuia wingatii, new species, pp. 1848–1850 + Plate II, figures 3, 3a). (in German).
Notes and References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. (Trachylepis wingati, p. 288).
- [Franz Werner|Werner F]
