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title: "Metallic Coolskink"
description: "Carinascincus metallicus — Reptilien. \"Metallic skink\" may also refer to the garden skink (Lampropholis delicata)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/metallic-coolskink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Metallic Coolskink

> Carinascincus metallicus — Reptilien. "Metallic skink" may also refer to the garden skink (Lampropholis delicata).

- Scientific name: *Carinascincus metallicus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1923
- Wikidata: [Q55419084](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55419084)
- iNaturalist taxon: [552265](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/552265)

## Names

- en: Metallic Coolskink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1496)

## Summary

"Metallic skink" may also refer to the garden skink (Lampropholis delicata).

Carinascincus metallicus, the metallic cool-skink or metallic skink is a species of skink in the family Scincidae.  It is endemic to Australia, found in southern Victoria, as well as in Tasmania where it is the most widespread and common lizard, occurring on many offshore islands in Bass Strait as well as the mainland.  It gives birth to live young. It is highly variable in colour and pattern, and may be a complex of closely related species.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Cowirrie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113152174

## Machine access

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