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title: "Modest Ground Skink"
description: "Scincella modesta — Répteis. The modest ground skink (Scincella modesta) is a species of skink found in China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/modest-ground-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Modest Ground Skink

> Scincella modesta — Répteis. The modest ground skink (Scincella modesta)  is a species of skink found in China.

- Scientific name: *Scincella modesta*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 628
- Wikidata: [Q3475863](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3475863)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61512](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61512)

## Names

- en: Modest Ground Skink

## Countries with the most observations

CN (344), HK (107)

## Summary

The modest ground skink (Scincella modesta)  is a species of skink found in China.

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

## Photo

![Modest Ground Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/modest-ground-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: GinaGPark · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328718425

## Machine access

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