Brasiliscincus heathi, also known commonly as the Brazilian mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology The specific name, heathi, is in honor of American malacologist Harold Heath.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Mabuya heathi, p. 119).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of B. heathi is savanna.
Diet B. heathi preys upon locusts and also consumes insect larvae.
Reproduction B. heathi is ovoviviparous. Litter size is 2–9 newborns.
References