Trachylepis raymondlaurenti, also known commonly as Laurent's long-tailed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
Trachylepis raymondlaurenti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Trachylepis |
Species: | T. raymondlaurenti
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Binomial name | |
Trachylepis raymondlaurenti |
Etymology
editThe specific name, raymondlaurenti, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Raymond Ferdinand Laurent.[1]
Geographic range
editT. raymondlaurenti is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.[1]
Description
editMedium-sized for its genus, T. raymondlaurenti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 8 cm (3.1 in). The tail is very long, more than twice SVL.[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of T. raymondlaurenti is unknown.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Trachylepis raymondlaurenti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
Further reading
edit- Marques MP, Ceríaco LMP, Bandeira S, Pauwels OSG, Bauer AM (2019). "Description of a new long-tailed skink (Scincidae: Trachylepis) from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo". Zootaxa 4568 (1): 051–068. (Trachylepis raymondlaurenti, new species).