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title: "Mochlus sundevalli"
description: "Mochlus sundevallii — Répteis. Mochlus sundevallii, also known commonly as Peters' eyelid skink, Peters' writhing skink, and Sundevall's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/sundevall-s-writhing-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mochlus sundevalli

> Mochlus sundevallii — Répteis. Mochlus sundevallii, also known commonly as Peters' eyelid skink, Peters' writhing skink, and Sundevall's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Mochlus sundevallii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 516
- Wikidata: [Q2626584](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2626584)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37932](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37932)

## Names

- en: Sundevall's Writhing Skink
- de: Mosambik-Schlankskink
- es: Lygosoma sundevalli
- fr: Lygosoma sundevalli
- it: Lygosoma sundevalli
- nl: Sundevalls riopa
- pt: Mochlus sundevalli
- pl: Mochlus sundevalli

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (222), MZ (89), TZ (39), KE (33), BW (24), ZW (21), NA (17), MW (11), ZM (10), UG (8)

## Summary

Mochlus sundevallii, also known commonly as Peters' eyelid skink, Peters' writhing skink, and Sundevall's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

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

## Photo

![Mochlus sundevalli](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sundevall-s-writhing-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116780054

## Machine access

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