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Where does the Ocellated Bronze Skink live?

Chalcides ocellatus has 5,689 records in 35 countries and territories, from 1843 to 2026. Most records come from Israel.

Ocellated Bronze Skink
Ocellated Bronze Skink — Photo via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
AnimaliaChordataSquamataScincidaeChalcides

When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
Israel 1,993
Egypt 1,705
Italy 427
Greece 392
Malta 258
Algeria 160
Tunisia 142
Cyprus 138
Morocco 92
United Arab Emirates 49
Spain 49
Jordan 41
Saudi Arabia 40
Türkiye 39
Oman 27
Iran 24
United States 23
Somalia 16
Palestine 11
Sudan 10
Libya 9
Ethiopia 8
Lebanon 8
DR Congo 6
Syria 6
Eritrea 3
Niger 3
Mauritania 2
Qatar 2
Bulgaria 1
Iraq 1
Pakistan 1
Thailand 1
Yemen 1
ZZ 1

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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.