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title: "Common Dotted Garden Skink"
description: "Riopa punctata — Rettili. Riopa punctata, also known as the common dotted garden skink, common snake skink, punctate supple skink, or spotted supple skink is a species of skink found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-dotted-garden-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Dotted Garden Skink

> Riopa punctata — Rettili. Riopa punctata, also known as the common dotted garden skink, common snake skink, punctate supple skink, or spotted supple skink is a species of skink found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

- Scientific name: *Riopa punctata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 817
- iNaturalist taxon: [1250080](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1250080)

## Names

- en: Common Dotted Garden Skink
- es: Eslizón de Jardín Común Punteado

## Countries with the most observations

IN (563), LK (71), PK (12), NP (3)

## Summary

Riopa punctata, also known as the common dotted garden skink, common snake skink, punctate supple skink, or spotted supple skink is a species of skink found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

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

## Photo

![Common Dotted Garden Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-dotted-garden-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Karthick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139589463

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-dotted-garden-skink?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).