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 . The tail is very long, more than twice SVL.
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of T. raymondlaurenti is unknown.
References
Further reading Marques MP, Ceríaco LMP, Bandeira S, Pauwels OSG, Bauer AM (2019). "Description of a new long-tailed skink (Scincidae: Trachylepis) from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo". Zootaxa 4568 (1): 051–068. (Trachylepis raymondlaurenti, new species).