Trachylepis bensonii
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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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Benson's mabuya (Trachylepis bensonii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, bensonii, is in honor of Stephen Allen Benson, who was President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864.[3]
Geographic range
T. bensonii is found in Liberia and Sierra Leone.[2]
Habitat
The 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
T. bensonii is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ 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
- 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).