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Trachylepis nancycoutuae
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Trachylepis
Species:	T. nancycoutuae
Binomial name
Trachylepis nancycoutuae (Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1998)
Synonyms
Mabuya nancycoutuae Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1998 Euprepis nancycoutuae — Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003 Trachylepis nancycoutuae — Bauer, 2003

Trachylepis nancycoutuae, also known commonly as Nancy Coutu's mabuya and Nancy Coutu's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Etymology

The specific name, nancycoutuae, is in honor of American Peace Corps volunteer Nancy Coutu (1967–1996), who was murdered in Madagascar by cattle thieves.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. nancycoutuae are rocky areas and shrubland, at altitudes of 700–750 m (2,300–2,460 ft).

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. nancycoutuae is unknown.

References

1. ^ Raxworthy, C.J.; Andreone, F.; Vences, M. (2011). "Trachylepis nancycoutuae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172788A6918162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172788A6918162.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ Trachylepis nancycoutuae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
3. 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. (Mabuya nancycoutuae, p. 187).

Further reading

• Bauer AM (2003). "On the identity of Lacerta punctata Linnaeus 1758, the type species of the genus Euprepis Wagler 1830, and the generic assignment of Afro-Malagasy skinks". African Journal of Herpetology 52 (1): 1–7. (Trachylepis nancycoutuae, new combination).
• Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
• Lima A, Harris DJ, Rocha S, Miralles A, Glaw F, Vences M (2013). "Phylogenetic relationships of Trachylepis skink species from Madagascar and the Seychelles (Squamata: Scincidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67 (3): 615–620.
• Mausfeld P, Schmitz A (2003). "Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Eutropis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications". Organisms Diversity & Evolution 3: 161–171. (Euprepis nancycoutuae, new combination).
• Nussbaum RA, Raxwothy CJ (1998). "A New Species of Mabuya Fitzinger (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the High Plateau (Isalo National Park) of South-Central Madagascar". Herpetologica 54 (3): 336–343. (Mabuya nancycoutuae, new species).

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