#1561 · 🦎 reptiles

Western Three-toed Skink

🇳🇱 Gestreepte Hazelskink ·Chalcides striatus

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The western three-toed skink ( Chalcides striatus ) is a species of lizard with tiny legs in the family Scincidae. It is found in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. It was first described 1829 by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. The generic name comes from the Greek "chalcides" meaning 'copper' and the specific name is derived from...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,676iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,676 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Georges Cuvier in 1829 (197 years ago).