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Gold-spotted Mabuya (Trachylepis aureopunctata)

Gold-spotted Mabuya (Trachylepis aureopunctata)

Gold-spotted Mabuya (Trachylepis aureopunctata)


Class: Reptilia
Family: Scincidae
Common Name: Gold-spotted Mabuya
Genus: Trachylepis
Species Name: aureopunctata

About The Gold-spotted Mabuya

This species is endemic to southwestern Madagascar. It is found in the region around Toliara, from Lavenonbato to Firherenana. It has a distributional area of approximately 3,300 km and is found in no more than ten locations; while the exact number is hard to define, it is not thought to occur at as few as five locations (F. Glaw pers. comm. June 2011). Its elevational range is uncertain, but it is known to occur close to sea level (F. Glaw pers. comm. June 2011).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Raxworthy, C.J. & Vences, M. 2011. Zonosaurus quadrilineatus. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

Trips Where Observed

Madagascar

Member Lifelists

Africa
World

Sites Where Observed

Location
Date
Notes
11/1/2017
Gold-spotted Mabuya (Trachylepis aureopunctata)
Not 100% sure on the ID.

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