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White-spotted tree skink (Lamprolepis leucosticta)

White-spotted tree skink (Lamprolepis leucosticta) is a species of animal in Scincidae, an arboreal lizard, cylindrical in shape, brown back with white spots, bright green belly, cylindrical tail and spends time on tree trunks.

L. leucosticta has black and white eyes. The top line is yellow and the bottom line is black. The legs are brown with white spots. The fingers are long and end in long, curved fingernails.

Dlium Dlium White-spotted tree skink (Laprolepis leucosticta)


The tail is long, cylindrical and brown with white spots. These lizards live in trees in forests, farmlands, parks and urban areas.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Lygosominae
Genus: Lamprolepis
Species: Lamprolepis leucosticta

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