Boettger's Ground Skink articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Japan (S Ryukyu Islands, endemic to Miyako and Yaeyama Islands).
Type locality: Ishigaki-shima, Loo Choo Islands, Japan

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Boettger's ground skink (Scincella boettgeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.^[3]

S. boettgeri is found in the Miyako and Yaeyama island groups of the southern Ryukyu Islands.^[1]^[2]

The preferred natural habitat of S. boettgeri is forest.^[1]

S. boettgeri is terrestrial.^[1]

S. boettgeri preys upon insects and spiders.^[1]

S. boettgeri is oviparous. Clutch size is 4–11 eggs.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Scincella boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T96265628A96265657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265628A96265657.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Scincella boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
^ 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. (Scincella boettgeri, p. 29).

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Boettger's ground skink (Scincella boettgeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.