The Italian three-toed skink or the cylindrical skink (Chalcides chalcides) is a species of lizard found from Italy (including Sicily, Sardinia and Elba), to northern Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia and in india.

Its body is long and snake-like, coloured usually between brown and olive and may have dark stripes on the back.

It has a small head and thick neck and grows to a length of about 48 cm (19 in), more than half of which is tail.

[2] The Italian three-toed skink is native to Italy, where it is common south of the River Po, and including Sardinia, Elba and Sicily, and North Africa, where its range includes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

Its typical habitat is damp but sunny areas with dense low vegetation such as meadows, stream verges, marshes, grassy slopes and hedgerows.