Wildlifeof China
Ateuchosaurus chinensis
Skinks & Lacertids
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Ateuchosaurus chinensis
Basic stats
Habitat
Leaf litter on the floor of secondary forest and mixed bamboo and broadleaf forest; terrestrial
Range
China (Fujian west to Guizhou, south to Guangdong and Hainan) and northern Vietnam
Size
Snout-vent 70–80 mm in females; 82–83.8 mm in males
The Chinese short-limbed skink (Ateuchosaurus chinensis) is a skink found in southern China, from Fujian west to Guizhou and south to Guangdong and Hainan, and in northern Vietnam. It is terrestrial and lives among leaf litter on the floor of secondary forests and mixed forests of bamboo and broadleaf trees. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It has an elongated body, with a snout-vent length of 70–80 mm in females and 82–83.8 mm in males. The tail is longer than the body, the snout short and blunt, and the animal brownish with a cream or yellowish-white underside and black and white spots on the flanks. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Ateuchosaurus chinensis live in?
- Leaf litter on the floor of secondary forest and mixed bamboo and broadleaf forest; terrestrial
- Where is the Ateuchosaurus chinensis found?
- China (Fujian west to Guizhou, south to Guangdong and Hainan) and northern Vietnam
- How big is the Ateuchosaurus chinensis?
- Snout-vent 70–80 mm in females; 82–83.8 mm in males