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Benson's Mabuya
Trachylepis bensonii
Benson's mabuya (Trachylepis bensonii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Africa.
From the article Trachylepis bensonii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. bensonii are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, bensonii, is in honor of Stephen Allen Benson, who was President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Trachylepis bensonii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37443.