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Sphenomorphus cyanolaemus
Basic stats
Diet
Small invertebrates
Habitat
Leaf litter and low vegetation in hill forest
Range
Endemic to Borneo
Clutch size
3–5 eggs (typical for Sphenomorphus)
Incubation period
About 6–8 weeks (typical for Sphenomorphus)
Size
Small (SVL 6–8cm)
Weight
~5–10g
A forest skink with a distinctive blue throat patch, found in leaf litter and low vegetation in Bornean hill forest.
Diurnal, foraging for small invertebrates on the forest floor, part of the large and diverse Sphenomorphus skink genus in Borneo.
