Trachylepis boettgeri
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| Trachylepis boettgeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. boettgeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis boettgeri (Boulenger, 1887) | |
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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]
Both the specific name, boettgeri, and the common name, Boettger's mabuya, are in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[3]
Habitat
Behavior
T. boettgeri is terrestrial and diurnal.[2]