Trachylepis sparsa

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Trachylepis sparsa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species:
T. sparsa
Binomial name
Trachylepis sparsa
(Mertens, 1954)

The Karasburg tree skink (Trachylepis sparsa) is a species of skink found in Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana. [1]

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References

  1. Trachylepis sparsa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.