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This study aimed to determine student ability to write scientific articles based on the results of an inventory of animal species from the Lacertilia suborder scattered in the conservation area of the University of Bengkulu campus. This type of research is a qualitative descriptive research while the research method used is exploratory research method. Data collection techniques using VES (Visual Encounter Survey) modified with puposive sampling technique. The results of the inventory that carried out in the area have been found in seven types of reptiles (Sauria Sub Order) and were classified into four familli namely Gekkonidae (Gekko monarchus, Hemidactylus frenatus, and Hemidactylus platyurus), Scincidae (Eutropis multifasatae), Agamidae (Bronchocela cristatella, Draco volans), Varanidae (Varanus salvator) . The scientific article produced from research on the reptile inventory in the Lacertilia suborder was used as a source of learning in the course of Environmental Biology. From the writing of this scientific article, there are 7 indicators that indicate in good score, including the ability to write the basic framework of the article such as the title, identity, article components, abstracts, introduction, results and discussion, and conclusions with an average score of 3.08. Meanwhile, the ability to write in terms of writing procedures, writing research methods, and writing a bibliography has an average score of sufficient with an average score of 2.3.