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Gravenhorst's Mabuya
Trachylepis gravenhorstii
Trachylepis gravenhorstii, also known commonly as Gravenhorst's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
From the article Trachylepis gravenhorstii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
T gravenhorstii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in), and a total length (including tail) of 18 cm (7.1 in).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. gravenhorstii are rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, and forest, but is also found in coffee plantations and ylang-ylang plantations.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German zoologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 68439.