Bampfylde's Giant Skink

Skinks & Other Lizards

Lygosoma bampfyldei

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates, possibly small vertebrates

Habitat

Leaf litter and undergrowth in forest

Range

Endemic to Borneo

Clutch size

4–8 eggs (typical for larger skinks)

Incubation period

About 8–10 weeks (typical for larger skinks)

Size

Large for a skink (SVL up to 15cm)

Weight

~40–70g

One of the larger skinks in Borneo, named after the colonial administrator Cecil Bampfylde, found in leaf litter and undergrowth in forest.

Diurnal to crepuscular, feeding on invertebrates and possibly small vertebrates given its larger size relative to most Bornean skinks.

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