Many-scaled Forest Skink

Skinks & Other Lizards

Sphenomorphus multisquamatus

Basic stats

Diet

Small invertebrates

Habitat

Leaf litter in forest

Range

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 distinguished from close relatives mainly by fine scale-count differences, found in leaf litter in Bornean forest.

Diurnal, foraging for small invertebrates on the forest floor; field identification against similar Sphenomorphus species generally requires close examination.

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