title: Trachylepis bensonii
text: # Trachylepis bensonii
  
  Benson's mabuya (Trachylepis bensonii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, bensonii, is in honor of Stephen Allen Benson, who was President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  T. bensonii is found in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of T. bensonii are forest, savanna, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  T. bensonii is oviparous.
  
  