Trachylepis brevicollis, the short-necked skink or Sudan mabuya, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is distributed across northeastern and eastern Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sudan 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
- Chalcides polylepis
- Trachylepis perrotetii
- Chalcides ocellatus
- Broadleysaurus major
- Trachylepis sparsa
- Liopholis modesta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Trachylepis
- Species
- Trachylepis brevicollis
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