---
title: "Cape Skink"
description: "Trachylepis capensis — Gady. Trachylepis capensis is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/cape-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape Skink

> Trachylepis capensis — Gady. Trachylepis capensis is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Trachylepis capensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2704
- Wikidata: [Q1153783](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1153783)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37436](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37436)

## Names

- en: Cape Skink
- de: Kap-Skink

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2593), NA (9), BW (3)

## Summary

Trachylepis capensis is a species of skink, a 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_capensis

## Photo

![Cape Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52298431

## Machine access

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