Trachylepis hildebrandtii | |
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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. hildebrandtii
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Binomial name | |
Trachylepis hildebrandtii (
W. Peters, 1874)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Trachylepis hildebrandtii, also known commonly as Hildebrandt's mabuya and Hildebrandt’s skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to the Horn of Africa.
T. hidebrandtii is named after Johann Maria Hildebrandt, who was a German botanist and explorer. [3]
T. hildebrandtii is found in eastern Ethiopia and Somalia. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitats of T. hildebrndtii are savanna and shrubland. [1]
T. hildebrandtii is terrestrial. [1]
The mode of reproduction of T. hildebrandtii is unknown. [2]