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title: "European Copper Skink"
description: "Ablepharus kitaibelii — Reptiles. Ablepharus kitaibelii, also known commonly as the European copper skink, the European snake-eyed skink, the juniper skink, and the snake-eyed skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/european-copper-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# European Copper Skink

> Ablepharus kitaibelii — Reptiles. Ablepharus kitaibelii, also known commonly as the European copper skink, the European snake-eyed skink, the juniper skink, and the snake-eyed skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Ablepharus kitaibelii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1198
- Wikidata: [Q931333](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q931333)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73585](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73585)

## Names

- en: European Copper Skink
- de: Johannisechse
- es: Eslizón de ojos de serpiente balcánico
- fr: Abléphare De Kitaibel
- nl: Johannisskink
- pl: Ablefarus panoński

## Countries with the most observations

GR (555), TR (206), HU (100), BG (70), RO (60), RS (48), SK (25), HR (13), XK (13), MK (10), AL (3)

## Summary

Ablepharus kitaibelii, also known commonly as the European copper skink, the European snake-eyed skink, the juniper skink, and the snake-eyed skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia.

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

## Photo

![European Copper Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-copper-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nart Barileva · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132781948

## Machine access

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