Speckled Rock Skink

Trachylepis punctatissima, commonly called the montane speckled skink or speckled rock skink, is a lizard in the skink family (Scincidae) which is widespread in southern Africa. The common and adaptable species occurs in a variety of habitat types at middle to high altitudes. It was for a time treated as a southern race of the African striped skink, T.

Trachylepis punctatissima est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre en Afrique du Sud, dans le sud-est du Botswana, dans l'ouest du Swaziland, au Lesotho, au Zimbabwe et en Zambie. Publication originale Smith, 1849 : Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836 .

Trachylepis es un género de escincomorfos perteneciente a la familia Scincidae. Se distribuyen por África, sudeste de Europa, centro y oeste de Asia y este de Sudamérica. Especies Se reconocen las 87 siguientes según The Reptile Database:​ Trachylepis acutilabris (Peters, 1862) Trachylepis adamastor Ceriaco, 2015 Trachylepis affinis (Gray, 1838) Trachylepis albilabris (Hallowell, 1857) Trachylepis albotaeniata (Boettger, 1913) Trachylepis angolensis (Monard, 1937) Trachylepis atlantica (Schmidt, 1945) Trachylepis attenboroughi Ceríaco, Marques, Parrinha, Tiutenko, Weinell, Butler &…