Scincella vandenburghi, also known commonly as the Korean skink, the Tsushima ground skink, and the Tsushima smooth skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to East Asia
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tsushima Ground 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
- Scincella modesta
- Scincella formosensis
- Sphenomorphus taiwanensis
- Scincella silvicola
- Scincella gemmingeri
- Scincella reevesii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Scincella
- Species
- Scincella vandenburghi
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