Mionecton skink

Weight

38 gsrc for Weight

Length

8.48 cmsrc for Length

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Carnivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrubland, woodlandsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

1 – 5src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

3 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Reproduction

Live birthsrc for Reproduction

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Brain mass

30 mgsrc for Brain mass

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classReptilia
4. orderSquamata
5. familyScincidae
6. genusChalcides
7. SpeciesChalcides mionecton (Boettger, 1874)

Synonyms Chalcides atlantis, Chalcides trifasciatus, Seps mionecton

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISWikidata

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@misc{mionecton_skink_2026,
  title = {Mionecton skink (Chalcides mionecton)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mionecton-skink},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}