Scincella boettgeri
| Scincella boettgeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scincella |
| Species: | S. boettgeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Scincella boettgeri (Van Denburgh, 1912)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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
[edit]The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]S. boettgeri is found in the Miyako and Yaeyama island groups of the southern Ryukyu Islands.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of S. boettgeri is forest.[1]
Behavior
[edit]S. boettgeri is terrestrial.[1]
Diet
[edit]S. boettgeri preys upon insects and spiders.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]S. boettgeri is oviparous. Clutch size is 4–11 eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b Scincella boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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).
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