---
title: "Wahlberg’s Striped Skink"
description: "Trachylepis wahlbergii — Reptielen. Trachylepis wahlbergii, also known commonly as Wahlberg's striped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/wahlberg-s-striped-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

> Trachylepis wahlbergii — Reptielen. Trachylepis wahlbergii, also known commonly as Wahlberg's striped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Trachylepis wahlbergii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1710
- iNaturalist taxon: [1225676](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1225676)

## Names

- en: Wahlberg’s Striped Skink
- de: Wahlbergs Streifenskink
- es: Eslizón Rayado de Wahlberg

## Countries with the most observations

ZM (451), BW (433), ZW (421), NA (269), AO (24), MZ (9), CD (7), MW (7)

## Summary

Trachylepis wahlbergii, also known commonly as Wahlberg's striped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.

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

## Photo

![Wahlberg’s Striped Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wahlberg-s-striped-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258067079

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wahlberg-s-striped-skink?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).