Trachylepis capensis | 台北市立動物園資訊網

ItisstillcommoninsuburbangardensacrossSouthAfricaandbecauseofthis,theCapeskinkisprobablythebestknownlizardinthecountry.Furthermore,inthe ...

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Species of lizard

Trachylepis capensis is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Named for the Cape of Good Hope, T. trachylepis is commonly known as the Cape skink or Cape three-lined skink, and it has recently been reassigned to the genus Trachylepis (previously it was classified in Mabuya).

T. capensis is a large (sometimes quite fat) skink, with three light stripes running down its back. Its skin is olive-brown to gray, and between the stripes and on its flanks are many small dark spots. The belly is greyish white. Occasionally the stripes on the back can be quite pale. Its body is rather elongated and the limbs are short.[3]

T. capensis is indigenous to South Africa and can be found throughout most of the country. It also occurs in Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia; a few isolated (probably r...