Proscelotes eggeli

Proscelotes eggeli, also known commonly as the Usambara five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.^[2]

Proscelotes eggeli
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Proscelotes
Species:	P. eggeli
Binomial name
Proscelotes eggeli (Tornier, 1902)
Synonyms[2]
Scelotes eggeli Tornier, 1902 Proscelotes eggeli — Broadley & Howell, 1991

Etymology

The specific name, eggeli, is in honor of a German army physician, "Dr. Eggel", who collected reptiles in Africa for Tornier.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. eggeli is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

P. eggeli has been reported to be oviparous^[1] and ovoviviparous.^[2]