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title: "Variegated Skink"
description: "Trachylepis variegata — Répteis. The variegated skink (Trachylepis variegata) is a species of skink found in Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/variegated-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Variegated Skink

> Trachylepis variegata — Répteis. The variegated skink  (Trachylepis variegata) is a species of skink found in Africa.

- Scientific name: *Trachylepis variegata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1104
- Wikidata: [Q5128244](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5128244)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114297](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114297)

## Names

- en: Variegated Skink

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (659), NA (353)

## Summary

The variegated skink  (Trachylepis variegata) is a species of skink found in Africa.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114297

## Machine access

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