Trachylepis bayonii, also known commonly as Bayão's skink, Bayon's mabuya, and Bayon's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are two subspecies.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. bayonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis bayonii (Bocage, 1872)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, bayonii, is in honor of Francisco Antonio Pinheiro Bayão, who was a Portuguese planter in Angola.[3]
Geographic range edit
T. bayonii is found in Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of T. bayonii are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 2,000–3,200 m (6,600–10,500 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
T. bayonii is viviparous.[2]
Subspecies edit
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Trachylepis bayonii bayonii (Bocage, 1872)
- Trachylepis bayonii keniensis (Loveridge, 1956)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trachylepis.
References edit
- ^ a b Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Trachylepis bayonii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178606A46112787. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178606/46112787. Downloaded on 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d Trachylepis bayonii 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. (Trachylepis bayonii, p. 20).
Further reading edit
- Bocage JV (1872). "Diagnoses de quelques espèces nouvelles de Reptiles d'Afrique occidentale ". Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes, Academia Real de Sciencias de Lisboa 4: 72–82. (Euprepes bayonii, new species, p. 75). (in French).
- 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 bayonii, new combination, p. 201).
- Laurent RF (1964). "Reptiles et batraciens de l'Angola (troisième note) ". Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais, Museu do Dundo (Angola) (67): 1–165. (Mabuya bayoni huilensis, new subspecies, p. 67). (in French).
- Loveridge A (1956). "A New Subgenus of Chamaeleo from Rhodesia and a New Race of Mabuya from Kenya Colony". Breviora (59): 1–4. (Mabuya bayonii keniensis, new subspecies, pp. 2–4).