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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania ?, Malawi
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Trachylepis bocagii

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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.

Etymology

The specific name, bocagii, is in honor of Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.[3]

Geographic range

T. bocagii is found in Angola, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. bocagii is savanna, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).[1]

Reproduction

T. bocagii is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Trachylepis bocagii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ 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).
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Trachylepis bocagii: Brief Summary

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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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