Scincella boettgeri

Boettger's ground skink (Scincella boettgeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

Scincella boettgeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincella
Species:
S. boettgeri
Binomial name
Scincella boettgeri
(Van Denburgh, 1912)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leiolopisma laterale boettgeri
    Van Denburgh, 1912
  • Scincella boettgeri
    — Schmidt, 1927
  • Lygosoma reevesii boettgeri
    — Nakamura & Uéno, 1963
  • Scincella boettgeri
    — Greer, 1974

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[3]

Geographic range

S. boettgeri is found in the Miyako and Yaeyama island groups of the southern Ryukyu Islands.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. boettgeri is forest.[1]

Behavior

S. boettgeri is terrestrial.[1]

Diet

S. boettgeri preys upon insects and spiders.[1]

Reproduction

S. boettgeri is oviparous. Clutch size is 4–11 eggs.[1]

References
  1. Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Scincella boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T96265628A96265657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265628A96265657.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Scincella boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella boettgeri, p. 29).

Further reading
  • Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67.
  • Van Denburgh J (1912). "Concerning Certain Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 3: 187–257. (Leiolopisma laterale boettgeri, new subspecies, p. 239).



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