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title: "Ocellated Coolskink"
description: "Carinascincus ocellatus — Reptiles. The spotted skink (Carinascincus ocellatus), sometimes called the ocellated cool-skink or ocellated skink, is a skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ocellated-coolskink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ocellated Coolskink

> Carinascincus ocellatus — Reptiles. The spotted skink (Carinascincus ocellatus), sometimes called the ocellated cool-skink or ocellated skink, is a skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia.

- Scientific name: *Carinascincus ocellatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 828
- Wikidata: [Q3013441](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3013441)
- iNaturalist taxon: [552267](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/552267)

## Names

- en: Ocellated Coolskink
- de: Niveoscincus ocellatus
- es: Niveoscincus ocellatus
- fr: Niveoscincus ocellatus
- it: Niveoscincus ocellatus
- nl: Spotted Skink
- pt: Niveoscincus ocellatus
- pl: Niveoscincus ocellatus

## Countries with the most observations

AU (807)

## Summary

The spotted skink (Carinascincus ocellatus), sometimes called the ocellated cool-skink or ocellated skink, is a skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia.  It is a ground-dwelling, viviparous species, usually found in rocky habitats, and widespread in the northern and eastern parts of the state, as well as in the eastern Bass Strait islands. It is often found at Arthurs Lake in the Central Highlands of Tasmania.
Spotted skink populations are distributed along an altitudinal gradient, with variations in thermal conditions along the gradient affecting body temperature regulation and reproductive activity.  Skinks in low…

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

## Photo

![Ocellated Coolskink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ocellated-coolskink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cowirrie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193783553

## Machine access

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