title: Trachylepis bocagii
text: # Trachylepis bocagii
  
  Trachylepis bocagii, also known commonly as Bocage's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, bocagii, is in honor of Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  T. bocagii is found in Angola, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of T. bocagii is savanna, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  T. bocagii is viviparous.
  
  