Bojer's skink

Depicted: Mauritius (Coin de Mire, Round Island, and Ile aux Fouquets), Southern Africa Bojer's skink (Gongylomorphus bojerii, formerly Scelotes bojeri) is a small species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.

The preferred natural habitats of G. bojerii are grassland, shrubland, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 280 m (920 ft).

[2] The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) has aided in the decline of G. bojerii.

Thanks to the efforts of the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, this invasive species of mammal was eradicated from the habitat of Bojer's skink.

Also, captive breeding and reintroduction efforts at the Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary have helped to increase the population of G. bojerii.