Sphenomorphus kinabaluensis

Skinks & Other Lizards

Sphenomorphus kinabaluensis

Basic stats

Diet

Small invertebrates

Habitat

Leaf litter and montane forest floor

Range

Endemic to Borneo (Mount Kinabalu area)

Clutch size

3–5 eggs (typical for Sphenomorphus)

Incubation period

About 6–8 weeks (typical for Sphenomorphus)

Size

Small (SVL 6–8cm, typical for the genus)

Weight

~5–10g (typical for the genus)

A forest skink without an established English common name, named after Mount Kinabalu and known mainly from higher-elevation forest in that area, part of the large and still-being-revised Sphenomorphus genus in Borneo.

Diurnal, foraging in leaf litter and montane forest floor for small invertebrates; like most Sphenomorphus, cryptic and reliably separated from related species only through close examination.

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