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Bocage's Mabuya
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Bocage's Mabuya

Trachylepis bocagii

Trachylepis bocagii, also known commonly as Bocage's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

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Range & habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. bocagii is savanna, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).

Wikipedia: “Habitat”

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In human culture

The specific name, bocagii, is in honor of Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37441.