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title: "Wieselskink"
description: "Saproscincus mustelinus — Reptilien. Saproscincus mustelinus, commonly known as the southern weasel skink or weasel shadeskink, is a small species of skink which is endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/weasel-shadeskink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wieselskink

> Saproscincus mustelinus — Reptilien. Saproscincus mustelinus, commonly known as the southern weasel skink or weasel shadeskink, is a small species of skink which is endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Saproscincus mustelinus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 2357
- Wikidata: [Q211345](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211345)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37721](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37721)

## Names

- en: Weasel Shadeskink
- de: Wieselskink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2207)

## Summary

Saproscincus mustelinus, commonly known as the southern weasel skink or weasel shadeskink, is a small species of skink which is endemic to Australia.

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

## Photo

![Wieselskink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/weasel-shadeskink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203327641

## Machine access

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