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Wright's Skink

Wright's skink
Wrights Skink - Mabuya wrightii.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Trachylepis
Species: T. wrightii
Binomial name
Trachylepis wrightii
(Boulenger, 1887)
Trachylepis wrightii distribution.png
Synonyms
  • Mabuia wrightii
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Mabuya wrightii
    — , 1939
  • Trachylepis wrightii
    Hedges, 2012

Wright's skink (Trachylepis wrightii ) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.

The specific name, wrightii, is in honor of Irish naturalist Edward Perceval Wright.

T. wrightii is found only in Seychelles.

The natural habitats of T. wrightii are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.



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