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Trachylepis ozorii
Scientific classification
Genus:
Trachylepis
Species:
ozorii
Synonyms
  • Mabuia ozorii
    Bocage, 1893
  • Mabuya ozorii
    — Jesus et al., 2005
  • Trachylepis ozorii
    — Ceríaco, 2015

Trachylepis ozorii is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea.

Taxonomy

The species T. ozorii was originally described and named Mabuia ozorii by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1893.

Etymology

The specific name, ozorii, is in honor of Portuguese ichthyologist and naturalist Balthazar Osorio (1855-1926).

See also

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