Trachylepis capensis
Cape Skink
Alternative Names
Cape Three-lined Skink (English)
Kaap Gladde Akkedis (Afrikaans)
Driestreepskink (Afrikaans)
Speices: Trachylepis capensis (Gray, 1830)
Distribution: Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Type Locality: Hogsback region, Amathole Mountain range.
Habitat: Rupicolous
Natural History: Locally abundant
Biology: Oviviparous (2 eggs)
Conservation Status: According to the IUCN Red List, this species is classified as "Least Concern," indicating that it is not currently considered to be at high risk of extinction.
Additional reading
LITERATURE
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Golderg, S. R., & Bursey, C. R. (2010). Helminths from Eight Species of African Skinks (Trachylepis Scincidae). Comparative parasitology, 77(2), 236-241.
Jacobsen, N. (1978). Colloquial names for southern African reptiles and amphibians. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa, 18(1), 7-13.
Jerez, A., Sánchez-Martínez, P. M., & Guerra-Fuentes, R. A. (2015). Embryonic skull development in the neotropical viviparous skink Mabuya (Squamata: Scincidae). Acta zoológica mexicana, 31(3), 391-402.
Kopij, G. (2022). Diet of five Trachylepis skink species (Scincidae: Mabuyinae) in savanna biome of Namibia. Polish Journal of Ecology, 69(3-4), 183-192.
Maritz, B., & Alexander, G. J. (2009). Breaking ground: quantitative fossorial herpetofaunalecology in South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology, 58(1), 1-14.
Maritz, B., & Alexander, G. J. (2014). Namaqua Dwarf Adders are generalist predators. African journal of herpetology, 63(1), 79-86.
Masterson, G. P., Maritz, B., Mackay, D., & Alexander, G. J. (2009). The impacts of past cultivation on the reptiles in a South African grassland. African Journal of Herpetology, 58(2), 71-84.
Paluh, D. J., & Bauer, A. M. (2017). Comparative skull anatomy of terrestrial and crevice-dwelling Trachylepis skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) with a survey of resources in scincid cranial osteology. PLoS One, 12(9), e0184414.
Witberg, M. (2012). The herpetofauna of Schaapen Island, Langebaan, South Africa. African Herp News (56), 11-16.