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Trachylepis homalocephala (Red-sided skink)

[= Mabuya homalocephala]

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 homalocephala (Red-sided skink) Trachylepis homalocephala (Red-sided skink)
Trachylepis homalocephala (Red-sided skink)
Trachylepis homalocephala, Western Cape. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©] Top right: Trachylepis homalocephala, Western Cape. [photo Erni B.; Pettersen J. & Altwegg R. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
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right: Trachylepis homalocephala, Western Cape. [photo Rebelo A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Trachylepis homalocephala (Red-sided skink) Trachylepis homalocephala (Red-sided skink)
Trachylepis homalocephala, Western Cape. [photo Harvey J. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Trachylepis homalocephala, Western Cape. [photo Rebelo A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Trachylepis homalocephala (Red-sided skink) Trachylepis homalocephala (Red-sided skink)
Trachylepis homalocephala, Western Cape. [photo Huisamen J. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Trachylepis homalocephala, Western Cape. [photo Durrheim G. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]