Kalahari Tree Skink (Trachylepis spilogaster)

Kalahari Tree Skink, a reference photo — Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The Kalahari tree skink (Trachylepis spilogaster), or spiny mabuya, is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae). The species is endemic to southern Africa, including Namibia, South Africa, western Botswana, and southern Angola.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Kalahari Tree Skink 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 punctatissima
Trachylepis striata
Trachylepis planifrons
Egernia striolata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: Trachylepis spilogaster

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