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Trachylepis depressa (Eastern coastal skink)

[= Mabuya depressa]

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata (lizards and snakes) > Family: Scincidae (skinks) > Genus: Trachylepis

Trachylepis depressa (Eastern coastal skink)

Trachylepis depressa, KwaZulu-Natal. [photo Sharp I.C. & Sharp A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

Trachylepis depressa (Eastern coastal skink) Trachylepis depressa (Eastern coastal skink)
Trachylepis depressa, KwaZulu-Natal. [photo Grundlingh F. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Trachylepis depressa, Mozambique. [photo Botha W. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Trachylepis depressa (Eastern coastal skink) Trachylepis depressa (Eastern coastal skink)

Trachylepis depressa, KwaZulu-Natal. [both photos Opperman G.J. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]