Trachylepis occidentalis (Peters, 1867) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trachylepis occidentalis (Peters, 1867)

Trachylepis occidentalis (Peters, 1867)

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

Family
Genus
Trachylepis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Trachylepis occidentalis (Peters, 1867)

Trachylepis occidentalis, commonly known as the western three-striped skink, is a species of skink. This species can be found in Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, and Angola. Its scientific name was first published by Peters in 1867.

Photo: (c) David Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Renoult · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Trachylepis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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