Trachylepis nancycoutuae

Trachylepis nancycoutuae, also known commonly as Nancy Coutu's mabuya and Nancy Coutu's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Trachylepis nancycoutuae
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. nancycoutuae
Binomial name
Trachylepis nancycoutuae (Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1998)
Synonyms[2]
Mabuya nancycoutuae Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1998 Euprepis nancycoutuae — Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003 Trachylepis nancycoutuae — Bauer, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, nancycoutuae, is in honor of American Peace Corps volunteer Nancy Coutu (1967–1996), who was murdered in Madagascar by cattle thieves.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. nancycoutuae are rocky areas and shrubland, at altitudes of 700–750 m (2,300–2,460 ft).[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. nancycoutuae is unknown.[2]

References

1. Raxworthy CJ, Andreone F, Vences M (2011). "Trachylepis nancycoutuae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172788A6918162. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172788A6918162.en. Downloaded on 24 April 2020.
2. Trachylepis nancycoutuae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
3. 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. (Mabuya nancycoutuae, p. 187).

Further reading

• Bauer AM (2003). "On the identity of Lacerta punctata Linnaeus 1758, the type species of the genus Euprepis Wagler 1830, and the generic assignment of Afro-Malagasy skinks". African Journal of Herpetology 52 (1): 1–7. (Trachylepis nancycoutuae, new combination).
• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
• Lima A, Harris DJ, Rocha S, Miralles A, Glaw F, Vences M (2013). "Phylogenetic relationships of Trachylepis skink species from Madagascar and the Seychelles (Squamata: Scincidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67 (3): 615–620.
• Mausfeld P, Schmitz A (2003). "Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Eutropis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications". Organisms Diversity & Evolution 3: 161–171. (Euprepis nancycoutuae, new combination).
• Nussbaum RA, Raxwothy CJ (1998). "A New Species of Mabuya Fitzinger (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the High Plateau (Isalo National Park) of South-Central Madagascar". Herpetologica 54 (3): 336–343. (Mabuya nancycoutuae, new species).