---
title: "Japanese Skink"
description: "Plestiodon japonicus — Reptiles. Plestiodon japonicus is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/japanese-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Skink

> Plestiodon japonicus — Reptiles. Plestiodon japonicus is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan.

- Scientific name: *Plestiodon japonicus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1786
- Wikidata: [Q3392323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3392323)
- iNaturalist taxon: [109764](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/109764)

## Names

- en: Japanese Skink
- de: Fünfstreifiger Skink

## Countries with the most observations

JP (1709)

## Summary

Plestiodon japonicus is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan. The IUCN lists the species as least concern.

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

## Photo

![Japanese Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hanwen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/294553675

## Machine access

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