Trachylepis polytropis polytropis (Boulenger, 1903)

Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Morelle, Stephan, Albert, Jean-Louis, Carlino, Piero, Rahola, Nil & Trape, Jean-François, 2019, New reptile records from Lékédi Park and Haut-Ogooué Province, southeastern Gabon, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 174) 13 (1), pp. 143-161 : 148

Trachylepis polytropis polytropis (Boulenger, 1903)

A young individual was photographed on 28 December 2017 at 17h00 by SM in Lékédi Park ( Fig. 11 ). It shows the species’ typical dorsal black zig-zag and green belly. New record for the park and new Prov. record (not list- ed from the Prov. by Pauwels and Vande weghe 2008; Pauwels et al. 2016b). This species is found in pristine as well as in degraded environments, but is still poorly documented in Gabon, probably due to the fact that it is more shy and arboreal than its congeners.

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Fig. 11. Young Trachylepis polytropis polytropis in Lékédi Park, Haut-Ogooué Prov., southeastern Gabon. Photograph by S. Morelle.