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title: "Eastern Water Skink"
description: "Eulamprus quoyii — Reptiles. Eulamprus quoyii, more commonly known as the eastern water skink, eastern water-skink, or golden water skink, is a viviparous species of diurnal skink."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/eastern-water-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Water Skink

> Eulamprus quoyii — Reptiles. Eulamprus quoyii, more commonly known as the eastern water skink, eastern water-skink, or golden water skink, is a viviparous species of diurnal skink.

- Scientific name: *Eulamprus quoyii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 10378
- Wikidata: [Q3019610](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3019610)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100709](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100709)

## Names

- en: Eastern Water Skink
- de: Östlicher Wasserskink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (9881)

## Summary

Eulamprus quoyii, more commonly known as the eastern water skink, eastern water-skink, or golden water skink, is a viviparous species of diurnal skink. Eulamprus quoyii belongs to the family Scincidae and is considered a common garden animal in Australia. The skink is endemic to Australia and found only along the east coast of the country. It makes its home in creekside habitats along the east coast of Australia and in urban garden areas with high amounts of moisture. The species can be identified by the twin, long yellow stripes that run along its body from the top of the eye, as well as by several more specific…

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

## Photo

![Eastern Water Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-water-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248705893

## Machine access

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