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.
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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. bocagii
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| Trachylepis bocagii (Boulenger, 1887)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, bocagii, is in honor of Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.[3]
Geographic range edit
T. bocagii is found in Angola, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of T. bocagii is savanna, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
T. bocagii is viviparous.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Trachylepis bocagii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161191713A120634441. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161191713A120634441.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Trachylepis bocagii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 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 bocagii, p. 28).
Further reading edit
- 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).