Trachylepis bensonii

Benson's mabuya (Trachylepis bensonii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Africa.

Trachylepis bensonii
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. bensonii
Binomial name
Trachylepis bensonii (W. Peters, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
Euprepes (Euprepis) Bensonii W. Peters, 1867 Mabuya bensonii — Greer et al., 2000 Trachylepis bensonii — Bauer, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, bensonii, is in honor of Stephen Allen Benson, who was President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864.^[3]

Geographic range

T. bensonii is found in Liberia and Sierra Leone.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. bensonii are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

T. bensonii is oviparous.^[2]