Trachylepis nancycoutuae, also known commonly as Nancy Coutu's mabuya and Nancy Coutu's skink, is a species of 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. nancycoutuae
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Etymology edit
The specific name, nancycoutuae, is in honor of American Peace Corps volunteer Nancy Coutu (1967–1996), who was murdered in Madagascar by cattle thieves.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of T. nancycoutuae are rocky areas and shrubland, at altitudes of 700–750 m (2,300–2,460 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of T. nancycoutuae is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Raxworthy, C.J.; Andreone, F.; Vences, M. (2011). "Trachylepis nancycoutuae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172788A6918162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172788A6918162.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Trachylepis nancycoutuae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mabuya nancycoutuae, p. 187).
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 nancycoutuae, 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.
- Lima A, Harris DJ, Rocha S, Miralles A, Glaw F, Vences M (2013). "Phylogenetic relationships of Trachylepis skink species from Madagascar and the Seychelles (Squamata: Scincidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67 (3): 615–620.
- 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. (Euprepis nancycoutuae, new combination).
- Nussbaum RA, Raxwothy CJ (1998). "A New Species of Mabuya Fitzinger (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the High Plateau (Isalo National Park) of South-Central Madagascar". Herpetologica 54 (3): 336–343. (Mabuya nancycoutuae, new species).