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Sunday, 7 July 2019

28-5-2019 SOMALISA CAMP, ZIMBABWE - WAHLBERG STRIPED SKINK (Trachylepis striata ssp. wahlbergi)


Trachylepis wahlbergii, also known commonly as Wahlberg's striped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.

Trachylepis wahlbergii has been considered a subspecies of Trachylepis striata. Whether T. wahlbergii is truly distinct from T. striata is not fully settled.

T. wahlbergii occurs in southern Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, western Mozambique, Zambia, and northern, western and southern Zimbabwe.

The specific name, wahlbergi, is in honour of Swedish Naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.

T. wahlbergii is viviparous.