Trachylepis dumasi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
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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. dumasi
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| Trachylepis dumasi | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, dumasi, is in honor of American herpetologist Philip Conrad Dumas.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of T. dumasi are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 100–250 m (330–820 ft).[1]
Description edit
A relatively small species for its genus, the maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of T. dumasi is 5.5 cm (2.2 in). Dorsally, the head, body, and tail are brown.[2]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of T. dumasi is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Vences, M. (2011). "Trachylepis dumasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172992A6954347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172992A6954347.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Trachylepis dumasi 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 dumasi, p. 77).
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 dumasi, new combination).
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany. Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
- Mausfeld P, Schmitz A (2003). "Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Eutropis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications". Organisms Diversity & Evolution 3: 161–171. (Eutropis dumasi, new combination).
- Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ (1995). "A new Mabuya (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) of the aureopunctata-group from southern Madagascar". Journal of Herpetology 29 (1): 28–38. (Mabuya dumasi, new species).