Least ConcernCommon Buzzard
Buteo buteo
One of the 2 skinks on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Scincidae
Chalcides chalcides
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Its long, snake-like body with four tiny three-toed limbs gives it a form somewhere between lizard and snake, suited to "swimming" through dense grass.
Size
25 cm – 48 cm
Life expectancy
2 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Brill Amphibia-Reptilia (reproductive output study Chalcides striatus) · iNaturalist · Animalia.bio · Wikipedia (Chalcides chalcides) · Animal Information
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 18.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Italian Three-toed Skink — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about italian three-toed skink.
