Trachylepis bayonii


Trachylepis bayonii, also known commonly as Bayão's skink, Bayon's mabuya, and Bayon's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are two subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, bayonii, is in honor of Francisco Antonio Pinheiro Bayão, who was a Portuguese planter in Angola.

Geographic range

T. bayonii is found in Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. bayonii are grassland and shrubland, at altitudes of.

Reproduction

T. bayonii is viviparous.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
  • Trachylepis bayonii bayonii
  • Trachylepis bayonii keniensis
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trachylepis.