---
title: "Littoral Whiptail-skink"
description: "Emoia atrocostata — Gady. Emoia atrocostata, commonly known as the littoral whiptail-skink, mangrove skink, or littoral skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/littoral-whiptail-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Littoral Whiptail-skink

> Emoia atrocostata — Gady. Emoia atrocostata, commonly known as the littoral whiptail-skink, mangrove skink, or littoral skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Emoia atrocostata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1024
- Wikidata: [Q3053066](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3053066)
- iNaturalist taxon: [99876](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/99876)

## Names

- en: Littoral Whiptail-skink
- de: Mangroven-Schlankskink

## Countries with the most observations

MY (352), TW (167), ID (157), PH (45), PW (13), SB (13), AU (10), PG (10), GU (9), MP (8), VU (7), JP (6)

## Summary

Emoia atrocostata, commonly known as the littoral whiptail-skink, mangrove skink, or littoral skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It inhabits mangroves, back-beach vegetation and rocky shorelines. It is semi-aquatic and forages in tidal pools.

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

## Photo

![Littoral Whiptail-skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/littoral-whiptail-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241546077

## Machine access

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