Trachylepis brauni

Trachylepis brauni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species:
T. brauni
Binomial name
Trachylepis brauni
(Tornier, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Mabuia brauni
    Tornier, 1902
  • Mabuya varia brauni
    — Loveridge, 1957
  • Mabuya brauni
    — Meerman, 1984
  • Euprepis brauni
    — Mausfeld et al., 2002
  • Trachylepis brauni
    — Bauer, 2003
  • Mabiua hildae
    Loveridge, 1953
  • Mabuya brauni hildae
    — Broadley, 1977
  • Mabuya hildae
    — Welch, 1982
  • Euprepis hildae
    — Mausfeld et al., 2002

Trachylepis brauni, also known commonly as Braun's mabuya and the Ukinga montane skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania and Malawi.

Etymology

The specific name, brauni, is in honor of German zoologist Rudolf H. Braun (born 1908).

Geographic range

T. brauni is found in the Southern Highlands in Tanzania and in the Nyika Plateau in Malawi.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. brauni are grassland and savanna, at altitudes of 2,100–2,800 m (6,900–9,200 ft).

Reproduction

T. brauni is viviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pietersen, D.; Verburgt, L.; Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Howell, K. (2020). "Trachylepis brauni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T44979420A44979444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44979420A44979444.en. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Trachylepis brauni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2022.
  3. ↑ 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 brauni, p. 37).
  4. ↑ Weinell, Jeffrey L.; Branch, William R.; Colston, Timothy J.; Jackman, Todd R.; Kuhn, Arianna; Conradie, Werner; Bauer, Aaron M. (2019). "A species-level phylogeny of Trachylepis (Scincidae: Mabuyinae) provides insight into their reproductive mode evolution". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 136: 183–195. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.002. PMID 30965125.

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