title: Trachylepis raymondlaurenti
text: # Trachylepis raymondlaurenti
  
  Trachylepis raymondlaurenti, also known commonly as Laurent's long-tailed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, raymondlaurenti, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Raymond Ferdinand Laurent.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  T. raymondlaurenti is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.
  
  ## Description
  
  Medium-sized for its genus, T. raymondlaurenti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 8 cm (3.1 in). The tail is very long, more than twice SVL.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  The mode of reproduction of T. raymondlaurenti is unknown.
  
  