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Basic information
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
African Five-lined Skink
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySkinks
GenusSkinks
- Czech name
- Scink pětipruhý
- English name
- African Five-lined Skink
- Alternative names
- Five-lined Skink, Rainbow Mabuya
- Synonyms
- Euprepes savignyi, Mabuia intermedia, Mabuia quinquetaeniata riggenbachi, Mabuia quinquetaeniata scharica, Mabuia semicollaris, Scincus quinquetaeniatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 151 mm
- Body mass
- max 81.3 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 30 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 4.8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 35.3–35.3 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.3–1.3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–15 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 57RF7 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19395 · dryad-v5