Scincidae

Trachylepis striata (Peters, 1844)

Trachylepis striata is a small striped skink that grows to 25 cm total length, often losing its tail to predators.

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata, the African five-lined skink, is an invasive lizard in Florida native to much of Africa.

Trachylepis occidentalis (Peters, 1867)

The western three-striped skink (Trachylepis occidentalis) is a skink species found in four southern African countries.

Trachylepis margaritifera (Peters, 1854)

Trachylepis margaritifera is a medium-sized variable-colored lizard native to rocky mountainous areas of southern and eastern Africa.

Trachylepis homalocephala (Wiegmann, 1828)

Trachylepis homalocephala is a small striped skink indigenous to Southern Africa that lays six eggs each summer.

Trachylepis capensis (Gray, 1831)

Trachylepis capensis is a southern African native skink species found across much of South Africa and neighboring countries.

Trachylepis comorensis (Peters, 1854)

Trachylepis comorensis, the Comoro Island skink, is a skink species found in parts of the western Indian Ocean.

Trachylepis brevicollis (Wiegmann, 1837)

Trachylepis brevicollis is a robust, diurnal terrestrial skink found across parts of eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Trachylepis binotata (Bocage, 1867)

Trachylepis binotata (Ovambo tree skink / Bocage's mabuya) is a skink species found in Namibia and Angola.

Trachylepis acutilabris (Peters, 1862)

Trachylepis acutilabris is a species of skink found across four southern and central African countries.

Trachylepis sparsa (Mertens, 1954)

Trachylepis sparsa, the Karasburg tree skink, is a skink species found in Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana.

Trachylepis gravenhorstii (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Trachylepis gravenhorstii is an oviparous skink found in multiple natural and cultivated habitats across certain regions.

Trachylepis atlantica (Schmidt, 1945)

Trachylepis atlantica, the Noronha skink, is a diurnal skink native to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.

Trachylepis perrotetii (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Trachylepis perrotetii is an oviparous African endemic skink species in the family Scincidae.

Trachylepis punctatissima (Smith, 1849)

Trachylepis punctatissima is a striped skink native to multiple countries across southern Africa.

Trachylepis spilogaster (Peters, 1882)

Trachylepis spilogaster, the Kalahari tree skink, is a southern African scincid lizard associated with sociable weaver nests.

Trachylepis sechellensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Trachylepis sechellensis, the Seychelles skink, is an endemic Seychelles skink species that feeds on insects and lays eggs.

Trachylepis maculilabris (Gray, 1845)

Trachylepis maculilabris, the speckle-lipped skink, is a skink species found across much of sub-Saharan Africa.

Trachylepis wahlbergii (Peters, 1870)

Wahlberg's striped skink (Trachylepis wahlbergii) is a viviparous skink species native to Southern Africa.

Trachylepis damarana (Peters, 1870)

Trachylepis damarana, the Damara skink, is a common terrestrial savanna skink species found across southern Africa.

Trachylepis laevigata (Peters, 1869)

Trachylepis laevigata, the variable or striped-neck variable skink, is a skink species found in South Africa.

Eutropis rugifera (Stoliczka, 1870)

Eutropis rugifera is a skink species described by distinct scale traits, found across South and Southeast Asia.

Eutropis rudis (Boulenger, 1887)

Eutropis rudis, the rough or brown mabuya, is a skink species found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Eutropis multifasciata (Kuhl, 1820)

Eutropis multifasciata, the many-lined skink, is a southern Asian species with distinct scale and color patterns, introduced to Australia and the USA.