Trachylepis buettneri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.

The specific name, buettneri, is in honor of German botanist Oskar Alexander Richard Büttner.

[3] T. buettneri is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Togo.

[2] The preferred natural habitat of T. buettneri is savanna.

[1] T. buettneri has a very long tail.