Notomabuya frenata (Cope, 1862) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Notomabuya frenata (Cope, 1862)

Notomabuya frenata (Cope, 1862)

Notomabuya frenata is a viviparous, diurnal skink with larger females, that eats mostly small arthropods and occasionally other lizards or conspecifics.

Family
Genus
Notomabuya
Order
Class
Squamata

About Notomabuya frenata (Cope, 1862)

Characteristics: Notomabuya frenata is a viviparous species that exhibits sexual dimorphism in adult body size, with adult females growing larger than adult males. Ecology: This is a diurnal, viviparous species. Its diet consists mainly of small arthropods, though records exist of it preying on other smaller lizards, and even engaging in cannibalism.

Photo: (c) Luis F. C. de Lima, all rights reserved, uploaded by Luis F. C. de Lima

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Notomabuya

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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