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title: "Dussumier's Litter Skink"
description: "Sphenomorphus dussumieri — Reptielen. Sphenomorphus dussumieri, commonly known as Dussumier's forest skink and Dussumier's litter skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/dussumier-s-litter-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dussumier's Litter Skink

> Sphenomorphus dussumieri — Reptielen. Sphenomorphus dussumieri, commonly known as Dussumier's forest skink and Dussumier's litter skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Sphenomorphus dussumieri*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 811
- Wikidata: [Q610758](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q610758)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37551](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37551)

## Names

- en: Dussumier's Litter Skink

## Countries with the most observations

IN (759)

## Summary

Sphenomorphus dussumieri, commonly known as Dussumier's forest skink and Dussumier's litter skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to southern India.

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

## Photo

![Dussumier's Litter Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dussumier-s-litter-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adithyan A Saj · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153700181

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dussumier-s-litter-skink?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).