# Mountain skink (*Chalcides montanus*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

The mountain skink (Chalcides montanus) is a species in the family Scincidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 39.1 g to 53.2 g, reach 11.2 cm in length and live up to 11.5 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Morocco.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 39.1 g – 53.2 g |
| Length | 11.2 cm |
| Lifespan | 11.5 years |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 14 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland, woodland |
| Young per litter or clutch | 6 – 7 |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1.4 |
| Reproduction | Live birth |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Scincidae
- genus: Chalcides
- species: *Chalcides montanus* Werner, 1931

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Morocco

## Common questions

### How big is the mountain skink?

An adult mountain skink weighs 39.1 g – 53.2 g and measures 11.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the mountain skink live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the mountain skink for 1 country: Morocco. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### How long does the mountain skink live?

The mountain skink has a recorded lifespan of 11.5 years.

### What kind of animal is the mountain skink?

The mountain skink (Chalcides montanus) belongs to the family Scincidae in the order Squamata.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4), CC BY 4.0, v1-2. Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4
- [SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), CC0 1.0, 1.0-dryad-v5. Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b

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