Scincella vandenburghi
# Scincella vandenburghi

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

## Geographic range

S. vandenburghi is found on the Korean peninsula and on Tsushima Island, Japan.

## Taxonomy

Scincella vandenburghi may be a synonym of Scincella modesta.

## Etymology

S. vandenburghi is named after John Van Denburgh, curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences.

## Habitat

S. vandenburghi inhabits temperate forests where it can be found on the forest floor.

## Reproduction

S. vandenburghi is oviparous, laying one to nine eggs in early summer.

