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Basic information
Chalcides ocellatus
Ocellated (Bronze) Skink
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySkinks
GenusSkinks
- Czech name
- Scink válcovitý
- English name
- Ocellated (Bronze) Skink
- Alternative names
- (Gefleckter) Walzenskink, Gongilo, Ocellated Bronze Skink, Ocellated Skink
- Synonyms
- Chalcides ocellatus linosanus, Chalcides ocellatus tassiliensis, Chalcides ocellatus var. linosae, Lacerta lateralis, Lacerta ocellata, Lacerta tiligugu
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Cryptic
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 160 mm
- Body mass
- max 97.7 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.76 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 37 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 14 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 26.9–34.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.7–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–25 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 69QLK · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12135 · dryad-v5