Montane Speckled Skink
Trachylepis punctatissima
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,935
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Trachylepis punctatissima, commonly called the montane speckled skink or speckled rock skink, is a lizard in the skink family (Scincidae) which is widespread in southern Africa. The common and adaptable species occurs in a variety of habitat types at middle to high altitudes. It was for a time treated as a southern race of the African striped skink, T. striata.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Trachylepis punctatissima”.