Trachylepis capensis (Gray 1831)

Description: English: Cape Skink, Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, Trachylepis capensis. Date: 1 July 2015. Source: Own work. Author: Ryanvanhuyssteen.

Description: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA. Date: 17 October 2016, 04:36. Source: Cape Skink (Trachylepis capensis). Author: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE. Camera location33° 59′ 27.34″ S, 18° 25′ 44.73″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-33.990928; 18.429093.

Description: Link Road, Mountain Zebra NP, Eastern Cape, SOUTH AFRICA. Date: 23 October 2016, 10:35. Source: Cape Skink (Trachylepis capensis). Author: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE. Camera location32° 11′ 01.68″ S, 25° 25′ 48.12″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-32.183801; 25.430034.

Description: The Cape Skink. Trachylepis capensis. Photo taken in a Cape Town garden. Date: 1 November 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Abu Shawka.

Description: Kranskop Loop, Mountain Zebra NP, Eastern Cape, SOUTH AFRICA. Date: 23 October 2016, 04:16. Source: Cape Skink (Trachylepis capensis) with regenerated tail... Author: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE. Camera location32° 16′ 13.42″ S, 25° 25′ 54.65″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-32.270394; 25.431847.

Description: English: Cape Skink Trachylepsis capensis with Agulhas Aloe Aloe juddii. Date: 10 December 2009. Source: Own work. Author: Abu Shawka.

Description: English: Cape Skink - CT. Date: 14 February 2013, 16:30:20. Source: Own work. Author: Abu Shawka.

Description: English: The Cape Skink. South Africa. Date: 1 November 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Abu Shawka.

Description: English: Common South African Skink Trachylepis capensis (used to be Mabuya capensis) in typical garden setting near Cape Town. Date: 3 October 2008. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. Inoffensive eater of insects. Becomes trusting if not disturbed. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.:. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Description: English: A fat female Cape Skink, Trachylepis capensis (used to be Mabuya capensis) that has made itself at home in a cypress in a garden near Somerset West in the Western Cape in South Africa. Family Scincidae. Date: 20 December 2008. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. These are not generally arboreal; they usually live in convenient holes, but sometimes they will settle in a dense plant such as this cypress. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.:. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Description: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA. Date: 17 October 2016, 04:36. Source: Cape Skink (Trachylepis capensis). Author: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE. Camera location33° 59′ 27.34″ S, 18° 25′ 44.73″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-33.990928; 18.429093.

Description: English: Cape Skink Trachylepsis capensis and Agulhas Aloe Aloe juddii. Cape Fynbos Garden. Date: 10 December 2009. Source: Own work. Author: Abu Shawka.

Description: A fat or pregnant lizard in south africa (near Cape Town). Date: 12 December 2005, 17:22:30. Source: Own work. Author: Amada44.

Description: English: Trachylepis capensis, Cape Skink. Dark phase with plain coloration. Stripes and speckles hardly in evidence. Note triple keels on dorsal scales. Date: 15 September 2013, 16:39:55. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. Camera location 34° 02′ 54.96″ S, 18° 48′ 59.04″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: -34.048600; 18.816400. The generic name Trachylepis literally means "rough scale", which seems a peculiar name for largely smooth lizards. Presumably it refers to the keels on the dorsal scales. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.:. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Eastern Cape, South Africa

Eastern Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa