Trachylepis bayonii

Trachylepis bayonii, also known commonly as Bayão's skink, Bayon's mabuya, and Bayon's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are two subspecies.

Trachylepis bayonii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Mabuyidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. bayonii
Binomial name
Trachylepis bayonii (Bocage, 1872)
Synonyms[2]
Euprepes bayonii Bocage, 1872 Mabuia bayonii — Boulenger, 1887 Mabuya bayoni huilensis Laurent, 1964 Mabuya bayonii — Greer et al., 2000 Trachylepis bayonii — Bauer, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, bayonii, is in honor of Francisco Antonio Pinheiro Bayão, who was a Portuguese planter in Angola.^[3]

Geographic range

T. bayonii is found in Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. bayonii are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of 2,000–3,200 m (6,600–10,500 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

T. bayonii is viviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Trachylepis bayonii bayonii (Bocage, 1872)
• Trachylepis bayonii keniensis (Loveridge, 1956)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trachylepis.