Trachylepis spilogaster (Peters, 1882)

Baptista, Ninda L., António, Telmo & Branch, William R., 2019, The herpetofauna of Bicuar National Park and surroundings, southwestern Angola: a preliminary checklist, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 203) 13 (2), pp. 96-130 : 116

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13238919
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scientific name	Trachylepis spilogaster (Peters, 1882)
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Treatment

Trachylepis spilogaster (Peters, 1882) View in CoL

Kalahari Tree Skink

Material: NB519 (31); NB527 (10); NB528 (9); NB529 (13); NB532 (6); NB533 (9); NB778 (31).

Comment: Recently recorded in BNP ( Butler et al. 2019), it was the most frequently observed reptile species during the BNP surveys, and together with Pachydactylus puntactus , was one of only two species to be found in the park’s woodlands after recent fires.

References

Butler BO, Ceriaco LPM, Marques MP, Bandeira S, Julio T, Heinicke MP, Bauer AM. 2019. Herpetological survey of Huila Province, southwest Angola, including first records from Bicuar National Park. Herpetological Review 50 (2): 225 - 240.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Squamata
Family	Scincidae
Genus	Trachylepis

Specimens