Trachylepis boettgeri

Trachylepis boettgeri, commonly known as Boettger's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Madagascar.^[2]

Trachylepis boettgeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Superfamily:	Lygosomoidea
Family:	Mabuyidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. boettgeri
Binomial name
Trachylepis boettgeri (Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
Mabuia boettgeri Boulenger, 1887 Mabuya boettgeri — Angel, 1942 Euprepis boettgeri — Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003 Trachylepis boettgeri — Bauer, 2003

Etymology

Both the specific name, boettgeri, and the common name, Boettger's mabuya, are in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. boettgeri are grassland, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from 890–2,000 m (2,920–6,560 ft).^[1]

Behavior

T. boettgeri is terrestrial and diurnal.^[2]

Reproduction

T. boettgeri is oviparous.