Riopa punctata, also known as the common dotted garden skink, common snake skink, punctate supple skink, or spotted supple skink is a species of skink found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Dotted Garden Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Vanzosaura multiscutata
- Plestiodon egregius
- Gymnophthalmus speciosus
- Lerista bougainvillii
- Lerista distinguenda
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Riopa
- Species
- Riopa punctata
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