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title: "Pink-tongued Skink"
description: "Cyclodomorphus gerrardii — Reptiles. The pink-tongued skink (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/pink-tongued-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pink-tongued Skink

> Cyclodomorphus gerrardii — Reptiles. The pink-tongued skink (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Cyclodomorphus gerrardii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1061
- Wikidata: [Q135284246](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135284246)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539530](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539530)

## Names

- en: Pink-tongued Skink
- de: Schneckenskink
- fr: Scinque à langue rose
- nl: Cyclodomorphus gerrardi

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1023)

## Summary

The pink-tongued skink (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is also called commonly the pink-tongued lizard. As suggested by these common names, its distinguishing characteristic is a pink tongue as opposed to the blue tongue of lizards of the closely related genus Tiliqua.

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

## Photo

![Pink-tongued Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pink-tongued-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189949990

## Machine access

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