Kalahari tree skink

Trachylepis spilogaster

The Kalahari tree skink, ''Trachylepsis spilogaster'', is a lizard in the skink family . The species is endemic to southern Africa, including Namibia, South Africa, western Botswana, and southern Angola.
Kalahari Tree Skink in Etosha In addition to all of the big game in Etosha, there is also a multitude of little fellows to thrill us Herp fans! Mind you, I love big game as well! Geotagged,Kalahari tree skink,Namibia,Spring,Trachylepis spilogaster,etosha,namibia

Habitat

Kalahari tree skinks have been found to live around trees that contain the large colonial nests of the sociable weaver bird. Their numbers are higher in these areas despite a known predator of skinks, the pygmy falcon, also nesting in these trees. It is theorized that the increased opportunity for places of refuge outweigh the risk of predation.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyScincidae
GenusTrachylepis
SpeciesT. spilogaster
Photographed in
Namibia