Benson's mabuya (Trachylepis bensonii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. bensonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis bensonii (W. Peters, 1867)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, bensonii, is in honor of Stephen Allen Benson, who was President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864.[3]
Geographic range
editT. bensonii is found in Liberia and Sierra Leone.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of T. bensonii are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Trape, J.-F. (2013). "Trachylepis bensonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178651A16909287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178651A16909287.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Trachylepis bensonii 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. (Mabuya bensonii, p. 23).
Further reading
edit- 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 bensonii, new combination).
- Peters W (1867). "Herpetologische Notizen ". Monatsberichte der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867: 13–37.
("Euprepes (Euprepis) Bensonii ", new species, pp. 20–21). (in German). - Trape J-F, Trape S, Chirio L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. 503 pp. ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).