Trachylepis betsileana Mocquard, 1906
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Euprepis betsileana (Mocquard, 1906); Mabuya betsileana Mocquard, 1906 (original combination)
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1906 or before
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution & Habitat
Madagasacar?
The only known specimen may have been mislabelled and may in fact have been collected on mainland Africa.
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Only known from the holotype (Vences, 2011).
Media
References
Hawlitschek, Oliver, Ramírez Garrido, Sergio and Glaw, Frank. (2017). How marine currents influenced the widespread natural overseas dispersal of reptiles in the Western Indian Ocean region. Journal of Biogeography 44(6): 1435-1440. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12940
Vences, M. (2011). Trachylepis betsileana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 14 December 2012.