Trachylepis brauni

Trachylepis brauni, also known commonly as Braun's mabuya and the Ukinga montane skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania and Malawi.^[1][2]

Trachylepis brauni
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. brauni
Binomial name
Trachylepis brauni (Tornier, 1902)
Synonyms[2]
Mabuia brauni Tornier, 1902 Mabuya varia brauni — Loveridge, 1957 Mabuya brauni — Meerman, 1984 Euprepis brauni — Mausfeld et al., 2002 Trachylepis brauni — Bauer, 2003 Mabiua hildae Loveridge, 1953 Mabuya brauni hildae — Broadley, 1977 Mabuya hildae — Welch, 1982 Euprepis hildae — Mausfeld et al., 2002

Etymology

The specific name, brauni, is in honor of German zoologist Rudolf H. Braun (born 1908).^[3]

Geographic range

T. brauni is found in the Southern Highlands in Tanzania and in the Nyika Plateau in Malawi.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. brauni are grassland and savanna, at altitudes of 2,100–2,800 m (6,900–9,200 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

T. brauni is viviparous.^[4]