Trachylepis dumasi
| Trachylepis dumasi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. dumasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis dumasi (Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1995) | |
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| Synonyms | |
Trachylepis dumasi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, dumasi, is in honor of American herpetologist Philip Conrad Dumas.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. dumasi are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 100–250 m (330–820 ft).
Description
A relatively small species for its genus, the maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of T. dumasi is 5.5 cm (2.2 in). Dorsally, the head, body, and tail are brown.
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of T. dumasi is unknown.
References
- ^ a b Vences, M. (2011). "Trachylepis dumasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172992A6954347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172992A6954347.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Trachylepis dumasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trachylepis dumasi, p. 77).
Further reading
- Bauer AM (2003). "On the identity of Lacerta punctata Linnaeus 1758, the type species of the genus Euprepis Wagler 1830, and the generic assignment of Afro-Malagasy skinks". African Journal of Herpetology 52 (1): 1–7. (Trachylepis dumasi, new combination).
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany. Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
- Mausfeld P, Schmitz A (2003). "Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Eutropis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications". Organisms Diversity & Evolution 3: 161–171. (Eutropis dumasi, new combination).
- Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ (1995). "A new Mabuya (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) of the aureopunctata-group from southern Madagascar". Journal of Herpetology 29 (1): 28–38. (Mabuya dumasi, new species).
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