The elegant mabuya (Trachylepis elegans) is a species of skink found in Madagascar.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Elegant Mabuya being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trachylepis gravenhorstii
- Trachylepis albopunctata
- Trachylepis damarana
- Trachylepis varia
- Carlia jarnoldae
- Ichnotropis capensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Trachylepis
- Species
- Trachylepis elegans
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