Trachylepis gonwouoi, also known commonly as Gonwouo's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to the western coast of Central Africa.
| Trachylepis gonwouoi | |
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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. gonwouoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis gonwouoi | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, gonwouoi, is in honor of Cameroonian herpetologist LeGrand Gonwouo.[1]
Geographic range
editT. gonwouoi is found in Cameroon and Republic of the Congo.[1]
Description
editT. gonwouoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of T. gonwouoi is unknown.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Trachylepis gonwouoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2017.
Further reading
edit- Allen KE, Tapondjou WP, Greenbaum E, Welton LJ, Bauer AM (2019). "High levels of hidden phylogenetic structure within Central and West African Trachylepis skinks". Salamandra 55 (4): 231–241.
- Allen KE, Tapondjou WP, Welton LJ, Bauer AM (2017). "A new species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Central Africa and a key to the Trachylepis of West and Central Africa". Zootaxa 4268 (2): 255–269. (Trachylepis gonwouoi, new species).