Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
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| Five-lined Mabuya | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. quinquetaeniata |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (Lichtenstein, 1823) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mabuya quinquetaeniata | |
The Five-lined Mabuya (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata, formerly Mabuya quinquetaeniata), sometimes called Rainbow Mabuya or Rainbow Skink is a species of African skink in the subfamily Lygosominae. Trachylepis margaritifera is also known as the Rainbow Skink.
The species has three subspecies:
- Trachylepis quinquetaeniata quinquetaeniata (Lichtenstein, 1823)
- Trachylepis quinquetaeniata langheldi (Sternfeld, 1917)
- Trachylepis quinquetaeniata riggenbachi (Sternfeld, 1910)
Mabuya quinquetaeniata margaritifera, formerly a subspecies, was elevated to full species in 1998.
References
- Trachylepis quinquetaeniata, Reptiles Database
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