Trachylepis gravenhorstii

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

Trachylepis gravenhorstii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. gravenhorstii
Binomial name
Trachylepis gravenhorstii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Synonyms[2][3]
Euprepes gravenhorstii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Mabuia gravenhorstii — Boulenger, 1887 Mabuya gravenhorstii — Angel, 1942 Euprepis gravenhorstii — Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003 Trachylepis gravenhorstii — Bauer, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German zoologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. gravenhorstii are rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, and forest, but is also found in coffee plantations and ylang-ylang plantations.^[1]

Description

T gravenhorstii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in), and a total length (including tail) of 18 cm (7.1 in).^[3]

Reproduction

T. gravenhorstii is oviparous.^[2]