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family (Scincidae). The species is endemic to southern Africa, including Namibia, South Africa, western Botswana, and southern Angola.
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Kalahari tree skinks have been found to live around trees that contain the large colonial nests of the
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Rymer, Tasmin L; Thomson, Robert L; Whiting, Martin J (Nov 2014).
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Lowney, Anthony M; Flower, Tom P; Thomson, Robert L (Jun 2020).
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Scincidae
Trachylepis
Binomial name
Peters
Synonyms
skink
sociable weaver
pygmy falcon
"Trachylepis spilogaster"
"At home with the birds: Kalahari tree skinks associate with sociable weaver nests despite African pygmy falcon presence"
doi
10.1111/aec.12152
hdl
2263/43816
"Kalahari skinks eavesdrop on sociable weavers to manage predation by pygmy falcons and expand their realized niche presence"
doi
10.1093/beheco/araa057
Taxon identifiers
Wikidata
Q5124226
Wikispecies
Trachylepis spilogaster

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