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Trachylepis varia (Variable skink)

[= Mabuya varia]

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 varia (Variable skink)

Trachylepis varia, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]

Trachylepis varia (Variable skink)

Trachylepis varia, Gauteng. [photo Koen D. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

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Trachylepis varia, KwaZulu-Natal. [photo Sharp I.C. & Sharp A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Trachylepis varia, Limpopo. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]