Trachylepis dichroma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Mabuyinae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: Trachylepis dichroma

Name

Trachylepis dichroma Günther, Whiting & Bauer, 2005: 13

• Holotype: ZMB 67016, adult ♂, purchased from the Berlin animal shop "Matamata" on 30 September 2004.
• Type locality: “Tanzania, East Africa”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, R., Whiting, A. & Bauer, A. 2005. Description of a new species of African skink of the genus Trachylepis (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae). Herpetozoa 18(1/2): 11–24. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Trachylepis dichroma. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 June 2023.
• Spawls, S., Malonza, P. & Beraduccii, J. 2022. IUCN: Trachylepis dichroma  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2014 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T44979450A217806628. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979450A217806628.en. Accessed on 08 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Two-coloured Skink