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Basic information
Trachylepis striata
African Striped Mabuya
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySkinks
GenusSkinks
- Czech name
- Mabuja páskovaná
- English name
- African Striped Mabuya
- Alternative names
- African Striped Skink, Afrikanischer Streifenskink, Eastern Striped Skink, Striped Skink, Wahlberg’s Striped Skink
- Synonyms
- Euprepes punctatissimus, Euprepis grantii, Tropidolepisma striatum
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 113 mm
- Body mass
- max 31.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 28 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 33.7–39.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–1.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–20 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–3 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 57RFH · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19402 · dryad-v5