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Scincella boettgeri

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Species of lizard

Scincella boettgeri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincella
Species: S. boettgeri
Binomial name
Scincella boettgeri
(Van Denburgh, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Leiolopisma laterale boettgeri
    Van Denburgh, 1912
  • Scincella boettgeri
    — Schmidt, 1927
  • Lygosoma reevesii boettgeri
    — Nakamura & Uéno, 1963
  • Scincella boettgeri
    — Greer, 1974

Boettger's ground skink (Scincella boettgeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.

Geographic range

S. boettgeri is found in the Miyako and Yaeyama island groups of the southern Ryukyu Islands.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. boettgeri is forest.

Behavior

S. boettgeri is terrestrial.

Diet

S. boettgeri preys upon insects and spiders.

Reproduction

S. boettgeri is oviparous. Clutch size is 4–11 eggs.

References

  1. ^ Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Scincella boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T96265628A96265657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265628A96265657.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Scincella boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella boettgeri, p. 29).

Further reading

  • Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67.
  • Van Denburgh J (1912). "Concerning Certain Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 3: 187–257. (Leiolopisma laterale boettgeri, new subspecies, p. 239).


Taxon identifiers
Scincella boettgeri
Leiolopisma laterale boettgeri


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