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.