N atural ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Coast ▁R anges ▁Category : N atural ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Des ert ▁Category : N atural ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁M oj ave ▁Des ert <0x0A> </s> ▁Tra ch yle pis ▁mac ul ata , ▁the ▁sp otted ▁m ab u ya , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁sk ink ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁Tra ch yle pis ▁recorded ▁from ▁Dem er ara ▁in ▁Guy ana , ▁northern ▁South ▁America . ▁It ▁is ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁Tra ch yle pis , ▁which ▁is ▁otherwise ▁mostly ▁restricted ▁to ▁Africa , ▁and ▁its ▁type ▁local ity ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁error . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁un strip ed , ▁o live - b rown , ▁gray ish ▁animal , ▁with ▁dark ▁sp ots ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁body . ▁Its ▁tax onom ic ▁history ▁is ▁complex ▁due ▁to ▁confusion ▁with ▁Tra ch yle pis ▁at lant ica ▁from ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁island ▁of ▁Fernando ▁de ▁Nor on ha ▁and ▁doub ts ▁regarding ▁its ▁type ▁local ity . ▁ ▁T . ▁mac ul ata ▁was ▁first ▁described , ▁as ▁T ili qua ▁mac ul ata , ▁by ▁Gray ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁three ▁spec im ens ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁Dem er ara , ▁Guy ana . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁page , ▁Gray ▁described ▁T ili qua ▁pun ct ata ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Fernando ▁de ▁Nor on ha ▁off ▁Brazil . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁the ▁two ▁names ▁were ▁considered ▁by ▁Bou len