Trachylepis bensonii
# Trachylepis bensonii

Benson's mabuya (Trachylepis bensonii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Africa.

## Etymology

The specific name, bensonii, is in honor of Stephen Allen Benson, who was President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864.

## Geographic range

T. bensonii is found in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. bensonii are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).

## Reproduction

T. bensonii is oviparous.

