Trachylepis boehmei
Böhme's grass skink (Trachylepis boehmei) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia.[1] It was first described in 2020.
| Trachylepis boehmei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. boehmei |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis boehmei Koppetsch, 2020 | |
Etymology
The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German Herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.[1]
Description
Small for its genus, T. boehmei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in), and a tail length of about 1.3 times SVL, which is relatively short for the genus.[1]
Reproduction
T. boehmei is ovoviviparous.[1]
References
- Trachylepis boehmei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 January 2021.
Further reading
- Koppetsch T (2020). "A new species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from The Amhara Region, Ethiopia, and a key to the Ethiopian Trachylepis ". Zootaxa 4859 (1): 113–126. (Trachylepis boehmei, new species).
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