Trachylepis wahlbergii (Peters, 1869)

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 34

Trachylepis wahlbergii (Peters, 1869)

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Material: PEM R 22029

Photographs: VMUS 158931, 158936

Common throughout the area, seen at Ngonye Falls campsite, visitor’s center, Park Headquarters, and on the east bank of the Zambezi River opposite Ngonye Falls. This species is common and widespread throughout Zambia, extending into Botswana and Namibia ( Branch 1998; Broadley 1971a). Castiglia et al. (2006), using karyotypic and genetic data, suggest that T. wahlbergii is conspecific with T. striata , despite the morphological differences which prompted Broadley (2000b) to treat them as separate species.