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Trachylepis capensis (Cape skink)

[= Mabuya capensis]

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata (lizards and snakes) > Family: Scincidae (skinks) > Genus: Trachylepis

Trachylepis capensis (Cape skink)

Trachylepis capensis, Western Cape. [photo Rebelo A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

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Trachylepis capensis, Western Cape. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©] Trachylepis capensis, Western Cape. [photo Rebelo A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
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Trachylepis capensis, Limpopo. [photo Tomsett G. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Trachylepis capensis, Western Cape. [photo Witberg M.; Albertyn R.; Van Zyl R. & Havenga M. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]