Trachylepis buettneri
# Trachylepis buettneri

Trachylepis buettneri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Africa and West Africa.

## Etymology

The specific name, buettneri, is in honor of German botanist Oskar Alexander Richard Büttner.

## Geographic range

T. buettneri is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Togo.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. buettneri is savanna.

## Description

T. buettneri has a very long tail. The tail length may be four times the snout-to-vent length (SVL).

## Reproduction

T. buettneri is oviparous.

