Wright's mabuya
Wright's skink (Trachylepis wrightii), also known commonly as Wright's mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Seychelles. There are two recognized subspecies.
The specific name, wrightii, is in honor of Irish naturalist Edward Perceval Wright.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withLarge and heavy-bodied for its genus, T. wrightii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 14 cm (5.5 in).
The mode of reproduction of T. wrightii is unknown.
