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title: "Common Sun Skink"
description: "Eutropis multifasciata — Répteis. Eutropis multifasciata, commonly known as the East Indian brown mabuya, many-lined sun skink, many-striped skink, common sun skink or (ambiguously) as golden skink, is a species of skink that inhabits an extensive range from India and southern China to southern Indonesia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-sun-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Sun Skink

> Eutropis multifasciata — Répteis. Eutropis multifasciata, commonly known as the East Indian brown mabuya, many-lined sun skink, many-striped skink, common sun skink or (ambiguously) as golden skink, is a species of skink that inhabits an extensive range from India and southern China to southern Indonesia.

- Scientific name: *Eutropis multifasciata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 14939
- Wikidata: [Q581692](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581692)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38008](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38008)

## Names

- en: Common Sun Skink
- de: Vielstreifenmabuye
- es: Mabuya Pardo de India Oriental
- fr: Scinque doré

## Countries with the most observations

ID (3411), SG (2582), TH (1948), TW (1354), MY (1197), VN (786), PH (462), KH (435), CN (222), MM (61), IN (58), LA (51)

## Summary

Eutropis multifasciata, commonly known as the East Indian brown mabuya, many-lined sun skink, many-striped skink, common sun skink or (ambiguously) as golden skink, is a species of skink that inhabits an extensive range from India and southern China to southern Indonesia.

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

## Photo

![Common Sun Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-sun-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119017179

## Machine access

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