title: Trachylepis wahlbergii
text: # Trachylepis wahlbergii
  
  Trachylepis wahlbergii, also known commonly as Wahlberg's striped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Trachylepis wahlbergii has been considered a subspecies of Trachylepis striata. Whether T. wahlbergii is truly distinct from T. striata is not fully settled.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  T. wahlbergii occurs in southern Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, western Mozambique, Zambia, and northern and western Zimbabwe.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, wahlbergi, is in honour of Swedish Naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  T. wahlbergii is viviparous.
  
  