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Somali Mabuya

Trachylepis hemmingi

Classification

Family
Scincidae

Trachylepis hemmingi, also known commonly as the Somali mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Mabuyinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Somalia. Etymology The specific name, hemmingi, is in honor of English entomologist Christopher Francis Hemming, who collected the holotype.

Distribution

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