title: Trachylepis wingati
text: # Trachylepis wingati
  
  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.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  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.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  T. wingati is found in Ethiopia and Sudan.
  
  ## Description
  
  T. wingati may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in). The tail is slightly longer than the SVL.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  The mode of reproduction of T. wingati is unknown.
  
  