African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,852
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The African striped skink (Trachylepis striata), commonly called the striped skink, is a species of 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Trachylepis striata”.