Brooke's Water Skink

Skinks & Other Lizards

Tropidophorus brookei

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates

Habitat

Rocks and streamside vegetation

Range

Borneo

Clutch size

3–5 eggs (typical for Tropidophorus)

Incubation period

About 6–8 weeks (typical for Tropidophorus)

Size

Small-medium (SVL 7–9cm)

Weight

~8–15g

A semi-aquatic skink named after the Brooke family, found on rocks and streamside vegetation beside forest streams.

Diurnal, foraging near water for invertebrates, diving underwater to escape predators when disturbed.

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