Feylinia boulengeri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[2] The species is native to Central Africa.
Description
F. boulengeri, like all species in the genus Feylinia, has no legs, and has reduced eyes and ear openings covered with skin.[3]
Geographic range
F. boulengeri is endemic to Gabon.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of F. boulengeri is forest, at an altitude of 20 m (66 ft).[1]
Behavior
F. boulengeri is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of F. boulengeri is unknown.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[4]
References
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^ a b c Chirio, L.; LeBreton, M. (2021). "Feylinia boulengeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T150250389A150250400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T150250389A150250400.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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^ a b c d Feylinia boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2020.
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^ Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Family Anelytropidæ, p. 430).
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (C. boulengeri, pp. 34–35).
