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

Photo of Notomabuya frenata (Cope, 1862) (Notomabuya frenata (Cope, 1862))
Animalia

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.

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Family
Genus
Notomabuya
Order
Class
Squamata

About Notomabuya frenata (Cope, 1862)

Reproductive and Size Traits

Characteristics: Notomabuya frenata is a viviparous species that exhibits sexual dimorphism in adult body size, with adult females growing larger than adult males.

Activity Pattern and Reproduction

Ecology: This is a diurnal, viviparous species.

Diet and Feeding Behavior

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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