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title: "Western Three-toed Skink"
description: "Chalcides striatus — Rettili. The western three-toed skink (Chalcides striatus) is a species of lizard with tiny legs in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/western-three-toed-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Three-toed Skink

> Chalcides striatus — Rettili. The western three-toed skink (Chalcides striatus) is a species of lizard with tiny legs in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Chalcides striatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi), `farm` (Fattoria)
- iNaturalist observations: 1669
- Wikidata: [Q2121134](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2121134)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37213](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37213)

## Names

- en: Western Three-toed Skink
- de: Westliche Erzschleiche
- es: Eslizón Tridáctilo Ibérico
- fr: Seps strié
- nl: Western Three-toed Skink
- pt: Cobra-de-pernas-tridáctila

## Countries with the most observations

ES (709), PT (481), FR (310), IT (14)

## Summary

The western three-toed skink (Chalcides striatus) is a species of lizard with tiny legs in the family Scincidae. It is found in the Iberian Peninsula, southern France and parts of northwestern Italy.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. It was first described 1829 by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. The generic name comes from the Greek "chalcides" meaning 'copper' and the specific name is derived from the Latin "striatus" meaning 'streak'.

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

## Photo

![Western Three-toed Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-three-toed-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thomas M · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150658457

## Machine access

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