1,117 observationsLeast Concern
African Five-lined Skink
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Reptilia ›Order: Squamata ›Family: Scincidae ›Genus: Trachylepis
About
The Five-lined Mabuya (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata, formerly Mabuya quinquetaeniata), sometimes called Rainbow Mabuya, blue-tailed Skink (due to the blue tail) or Rainbow Skink is a species of African skink in the subfamily Lygosominae. Trachylepis margaritifera is also known as the Rainbow Skink.