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title: "Kalahari Tree Skink"
description: "Trachylepis spilogaster — Reptiles. The Kalahari tree skink (Trachylepis spilogaster), or spiny mabuya, is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/kalahari-tree-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kalahari Tree Skink

> Trachylepis spilogaster — Reptiles. The Kalahari tree skink (Trachylepis spilogaster), or spiny mabuya,  is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae).

- Scientific name: *Trachylepis spilogaster*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna), `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 949
- Wikidata: [Q5124226](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5124226)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114296](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114296)

## Names

- en: Kalahari Tree Skink
- de: Kalahari-Baumskink
- es: Eslizón de Arbol del Kalahari

## Countries with the most observations

NA (680), ZA (184), AO (16), BW (11)

## Summary

The Kalahari tree skink (Trachylepis spilogaster), or spiny mabuya,  is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae). The species is endemic to southern Africa, including Namibia, South Africa, western Botswana, and southern Angola.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachylepis_spilogaster

## Photo

![Kalahari Tree Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kalahari-tree-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236155000

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kalahari-tree-skink?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).