Seychelles skink

Seychelles skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: T. seychellensis
Binomial name
Trachylepis seychellensis
(Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Synonyms

Mabuya seychellensis

The Seychelles skink (Trachylepis seychellensis) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found only in Seychelles.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, and introduced vegetation.

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