Wright's skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Trachylepis |
Species: | T. wrightii |
Binomial name | |
Trachylepis wrightii (Boulenger, 1887) |
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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.