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title: "Emerald Tree Skink"
description: "Lamprolepis smaragdina — Reptiles. Lamprolepis smaragdina, the emerald tree skink, is also sometimes (ambiguously) known as green tree skink or emerald green skink."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/emerald-tree-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Emerald Tree Skink

> Lamprolepis smaragdina — Reptiles. Lamprolepis smaragdina, the emerald tree skink, is also sometimes (ambiguously) known as green tree skink or emerald green skink.

- Scientific name: *Lamprolepis smaragdina*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1563
- Wikidata: [Q1816068](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1816068)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38302](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38302)

## Names

- en: Emerald Tree Skink
- de: Smaragdskink
- nl: Smaragdskink

## Countries with the most observations

PH (521), ID (394), PW (93), FM (62), MP (58), PG (57), MH (33), SB (31), TL (19)

## Summary

Lamprolepis smaragdina, the emerald tree skink, is also sometimes (ambiguously) known as green tree skink or emerald green skink. It is a non-threatened species which is not commonly seen, but it is becoming more popular in the exotic pet trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprolepis_smaragdina

## Photo

![Emerald Tree Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/emerald-tree-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dana Lee Ling · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201073919

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/emerald-tree-skink?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).