Trachylepis boehmei

Böhme's grass skink (Trachylepis boehmei) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia. It was first described in 2020.

Etymology

The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German Herpetologist .

Description

Small for its genus, T. boehmei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , and a tail length of about 1.3 times SVL, which is relatively short for the genus.

Reproduction

T. boehmei is ovoviviparous.

References

Further reading

• (2020). "A new species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from The Amhara Region, Ethiopia, and a key to the Ethiopian Trachylepis ". Zootaxa 4859 (1): 113–126. (Trachylepis boehmei, new species).