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Trachylepis margaritifera (Rainbow skink)

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 margaritifera (Rainbow skink) Trachylepis margaritifera (Rainbow skink)
Trachylepis margaritifera male, Limpopo. [photo Diedericks G. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Trachylepis margaritifera female, Limpopo. [photo Botha W. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Trachylepis margaritifera (Rainbow skink) Trachylepis margaritifera (Rainbow skink)
Trachylepis margaritifera male, Mpumalanga. [photo Willis C.K. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Trachylepis margaritifera female, Mpumalanga. [photo Anderson M.D. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Trachylepis margaritifera (Rainbow skink) Trachylepis margaritifera (Rainbow skink)
Trachylepis margaritifera male, Limpopo. [photo Anderson M.D. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Trachylepis margaritifera female, Mpumalanga. [photo Mecenero S. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]