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Description:

Skink. Had a white underbelly, hazel colour eyes, scales look a lot like armadillo plating, dark brown dots down a light brown back.

Habitat:

Found in an old old quarry/canyon land. atop a pile of flat stones.

4 Comments

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

I was just taking a wild guess :P I'm not great with reptiles.

JackBucknell
JackBucknell 10 years ago

Thanks! Wedge-shouted skinks have much shorter legs as far as I know!

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

Is this maybe a Wedge-snouted Skink (Trachylepis acutilabris)?

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

Great shot!

JackBucknell
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JackBucknell

Erongo Region, Namibia

Spotted on Jul 31, 2013
Submitted on Sep 2, 2013

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