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Trachylepis striata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Scincidae

Scientific name
  
Trachylepis striata

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Subfamily
  
Lygosominae

Rank
  
Species

Trachylepis striata Trachylepis striata The Reptile Database

Similar
  
Trachylepis, Trachylepis quinquetaeniata, Trachylepis punctatissima, Trachylepis margaritifera, Mabuya

The African striped skink (Trachylepsis striata), commonly called the striped skink, is a lizard in the skink family (Scincidae). The species is widespread in East Africa and southern Africa. It is not a close relation to the Australian striped skink, Ctenotus taeniolatus.

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Description

Trachylepis striata Mount Moreland Conservancy African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata

This skink is brown or bronze coloured with two yellowish stripes that run lengthwise on either side of the spine. Both sexes grow to a length of 25 cm. Their tails are often missing due to predators.

Range and races

There are two races, the nominate with an eastern, and wahlbergi with a southwesterly distribution:

  • Trachylepis striata striata (Peters, 1844) – Eastern striped skink
  • Trachylepis striata wahlbergi (Peters, 1869) – Wahlberg’s striped skink

    • Former races T. s. punctatissima and T. s. sparsa have been elevated to species level.

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    References

    Trachylepis striata Wikipedia
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