African Striped Skink
African Striped SkinkAfrican Striped SkinkAfrican Striped SkinkAfrican Striped Skink

African Striped Skink

Trachylepis striata

Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Volcanoes National Park
2 Verified sightings at Volcanoes National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,108 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the African Striped Skink

The African striped skink (Trachylepis striata), commonly called the striped skink, is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae). The species is widespread in East Africa and Southern Africa. It is not a close relation to the Australian striped skink, Ctenotus taeniolatus.

Former subspecies T. s. punctatissima, T. s. sparsa, and T. s. wahlbergii have been elevated to species level. T. striata is brown or bronze-coloured with two yellowish stripes that run lengthwise on either side of the spine. Both sexes grow to a total length (including tail) of 25 cm (9.8 in). Their tails are often missing due to predators.

Striped Skink, Destination Kruger Park Media related to Trachylepis striata at Wikimedia Commons Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III.... Scincidæ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Mabuia striata, pp. 204–205; Mabuia wahlbergii, pp. 205–206).

Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~30%
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
12 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
13 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
16 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
18 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
19 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
22 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
23 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
24 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
27 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
28 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
31 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
33 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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