Trachylepis makolowodei, also known commonly as Makolowode's skink and Makolowodes's trachylepis, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to Central Africa.
| Trachylepis makolowodei | |
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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. makolowodei
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis makolowodei | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, makolowodei, is in honor of Central African herpetologist Paul Makolowode.[1][2]
Geographic range
editT. makolowodei is found in Cameroon and Central African Republic.[2]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of T. makolowodei is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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. (Trachylepis makolowodei, p. 166).
- ^ a b c Trachylepis makolowodei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
Further reading
edit- Chirio L, Ineich I, Schmitz A, LeBreton M (2008). "A new species of Trachylepis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Scincidae) from central African forests". African Journal of Herpetology 57 (1): 13–28. (Trachylepis makolowodei, new species). (in English, with an abstract in French).
- Gvoždík V, Dolinay M, Zassi-Boulou A, Babangenge GB (2018). "New data on Trachylepis makolowodei from Central Africa". Herpetology Notes 11: 515–518.