Bojer's Skink
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The Bojer's Skink is a small skink
from the Gongylomorphus
genus
.
. Its total size is about 11 cm, including a 6 cm tail. It has developed five fingers on each extremity.
and on some off-shore islands of Mauritius
including Ilot Vacoas, Round Island
, Serpent Island
, Ilot Gabriel, Pigeon Rock, Flat Island
, Gunner’s Quoin, Ile aux Aigrettes, and Ile de la Passe.
staff the invasive species
could be eradicated from its habitat
. In addition the establishing of captive breeding and reintroducing programs in the Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary
lead to the increasing of the population.
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
from the Gongylomorphus
Gongylomorphus
Gongylomorphus is a genus of skinks . It is endemic to Mauritius and its tiny offshore islands. It was formerly included in Scelotes....
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
.
Description
This species is named after Wenceslas BojerWenceslas Bojer
Wenceslas Bojer was a notable naturalist and botanist.He was born to Simon Bojer and Barbara Staub....
. Its total size is about 11 cm, including a 6 cm tail. It has developed five fingers on each extremity.
Range
It occurs in patches of the Black River Gorges National ParkBlack River Gorges National Park
Black River Gorges National Park is a national park in the hilly south-western part of Mauritius. It was proclaimed on June 15, 1994 and is managed by the National Parks and Conservation Service. It covers an area of 67.54 km² including humid upland forest, drier lowland forest and marshy...
and on some off-shore islands of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
including Ilot Vacoas, Round Island
Round Island
Round Island may refer to:Australia:* Round Island , Frankland Islands* Round Island , Hogan Group, northern Bass StraitCanada:* Round Island, Nova Scotia* Round Island Hong Kong:...
, Serpent Island
Serpent Island
Serpent Island is a 1954 adventure film directed by Tom Gries. It stars Sonny Tufts and Mary Munday.-Cast:*Sonny Tufts as Pete Mason*Mary Munday as Ricki Andre*Tom Monroe as Kirk Ellis*Rosalind Hayes as Ann Christoff*Don Blackman as Jacques...
, Ilot Gabriel, Pigeon Rock, Flat Island
Flat Island
Flat Island or Ngan Chau is an island of between Heung Leung Kok and Ocean Point in the north shore of Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong.It is at the mouth of in Hoi Ha Wan and the boundary of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park ....
, Gunner’s Quoin, Ile aux Aigrettes, and Ile de la Passe.
Threats
Indian Musk Shrews have particularly caused the decline of these skinks. Thanks to the efforts of the Mauritian Wildlife FoundationMauritian Wildlife Foundation
The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit conservation agency working in Mauritius to save threatened endemic local flora and fauna....
staff the invasive species
Invasive species
"Invasive species", or invasive exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions....
could be eradicated from its habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
. In addition the establishing of captive breeding and reintroducing programs in the Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary
Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary
The Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary founded in 1984, in Western Mauritius. It is an area closed off to the public, in the Black River Gorge region, which is densely forested, and is used for breeding rare, endemic Mauritian species. Even though it is not open to the...
lead to the increasing of the population.