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Ocellated skink

Chalcides ocellatus (Forskål, 1775)

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The ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus) is a species in the family Scincidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh 32.2 g to 53.2 g, reach 11.2 cm in length and live up to 11.5 years.

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Quick facts about the ocellated skink

Weight
32.2 g – 53.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
9.65 cm – 11.2 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
11.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
14 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desert, shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 6.3src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
20 months – 3 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1 – 2src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Live birthsrc for Reproduction
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Brain mass
90 mgsrc for Brain mass
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the ocellated skink?

OCELLATED SKINK · LENGTH 11.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 11.2 cm, the recorded maximum length of the ocellated skink is about 6.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What eats the ocellated skink?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded predators of the ocellated skink

3 on record

  1. Dark green snake Hierophis viridiflavus4 sources
  2. False smooth snake Macroprotodon cucullatus3 sources
  3. Horseshoe snake Hemorrhois hippocrepis2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records
  • Corti C., Capula M., Luiselli L., Razzetti E., Sindaco R. 2011. Reptilia. Fauna d'Italia Vol. XLV. Calderini Editore, Bologna.
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37584674
  • CONTRIBUTO ALLA CONOSCENZA DEI SERPENTI DELLE ISOLE DEL CANALE DI SICILIA (Reptilia Serpentes). 2015. Naturalista Siciliano 39(1): 3-28
  • Macroprotodon cucullatus on Lampedusa island (Mediterranean Sea): Notes on its natural history, morphometrics, and conservation. 2001. Amphibia-Reptilia 22(1): 129-134
  • Kreiner G., 2007. The snakes of Europe. Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.

Where does the ocellated skink live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ocellated skink as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Belgium
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the ocellated skink endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ocellated skink classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyScincidae
  6. genusChalcides
  7. SpeciesChalcides ocellatus (Forskål, 1775)

Synonyms Chalcides ocellatus linosanus, Chalcides ocellatus tassiliensis, Chalcides ocellatus var. linosae, Lacerta lateralis, Lacerta ocellata, Lacerta tiligugu

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Ocellated (bronze) skinkEnglish
  • Ocellated bronze skinkEnglish
  • سحلية دفانةArabic
  • السقنقور العيينيArabic
  • سقنقور برونزي العييناتArabic
  • scink válcovitýCzech
  • Europæisk Plettet ValseskinkDanish
  • (Gefleckter) WalzenskinkGerman
  • Gefleckter WalzenskinkGerman
  • ΛιακόνιGreek
  • Eslizón OceladoSpanish
  • silmätäpläskinkkiFinnish
  • Seps ocelléFrench
  • Scinque ocelléFrench
  • נחושית עינוניתHebrew
  • foltos ércesgyíkHungarian
  • gongiloItalian
  • オオアシカラカネトカゲJapanese
  • シロテンカラカネトカゲJapanese
  • ParelskinkDutch
  • ТилигугуRussian
  • Глазчатый халцидRussian
  • tiraciatuSicilian
  • Benekli KertenkeleTurkish

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Relatives of the ocellated skink

Other species in the same genus Chalcides.

CompareOcellated skink vs Three-toed skinkOcellated skink vs Iberian three-toed skinkOcellated skink vs Bedriaga's skinkOcellated skink vs Gran Canaria skink

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ocellated skink?

An adult ocellated skink weighs 32.2 g – 53.2 g and measures 9.65 cm – 11.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the ocellated skink live?

The ocellated skink has a recorded lifespan of 11.5 years.

Is the ocellated skink an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ocellated skink as introduced in 2 countries: Belgium and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the ocellated skink?

The ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus) belongs to the family Scincidae in the order Squamata.

What eats the ocellated skink?

Animals recorded preying on the ocellated skink include dark green snake, false smooth snake and horseshoe snake. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chalcides-ocellatus

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BibTeX
@misc{chalcides_ocellatus_2026,
  title = {Ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chalcides-ocellatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}