Trachylepis wingati | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Trachylepis |
Species: | T. wingati
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Binomial name | |
Trachylepis wingati (F. Werner, 1908)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Trachylepis wingati, also known commonly as Wingate's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to northeastern Africa.
The specific name, wingati, is in honor of Francis Reginald Wingate, who was a General in the British Army and the first British Governor of Sudan.[2]
T. wingati is found in Ethiopia and Sudan.[1]
T. wingati may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in). The tail is slightly longer than the SVL.[3]
The mode of reproduction of T. wingati is unknown.[1]