Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

(Trachylepis quinquetaeniata)

Description

The Five-lined mabuya (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata, formerly Mabuya quinquetaeniata), sometimes called rainbow mabuya, blue-tailed skink (due to the blue tail) or rainbow skink is a species of African skink in the subfamily Lygosominae. T. margaritifera is also known as the rainbow skink.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Trachylepis
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