| Rainbow Mabuya | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. margaritifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis margaritifera (Peters, 1854) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Euprepes margaritifera |
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The Rainbow Mabuya or Rainbow Skink (Trachylepis margaritifera) is a species of Afro-Malagasy mabuya or skink in the subfamily Lygosominae. The Five-lined Mabuya (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata) is also known as the Rainbow Skink.
It is found in southern Africa, from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to southern Malawi; isolated populations occur in central to southeastern Tanzania and southern Kenya.