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title: "Van Denburgh's Ground Skink"
description: "Scincella formosensis — Reptiles. Scincella formosensis, also known as Van Denburgh's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to Taiwan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/van-denburgh-s-ground-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Van Denburgh's Ground Skink

> Scincella formosensis — Reptiles. Scincella formosensis, also known as Van Denburgh's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to Taiwan.

- Scientific name: *Scincella formosensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 644
- Wikidata: [Q3475857](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3475857)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37668](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37668)

## Names

- en: Van Denburgh's Ground Skink

## Countries with the most observations

TW (518)

## Summary

Scincella formosensis, also known as Van Denburgh's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to Taiwan.

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

## Photo

![Van Denburgh's Ground Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/van-denburgh-s-ground-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37060697

## Machine access

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