Small-footed Water Skink

Skinks & Other Lizards

Tropidophorus micropus

Basic stats

Diet

Invertebrates

Habitat

Beside forest streams

Range

Borneo

Clutch size

3–5 eggs (typical for Tropidophorus)

Incubation period

About 6–8 weeks (typical for Tropidophorus)

Size

Small-medium (SVL 6–8cm)

Weight

~6–12g

A semi-aquatic skink with reduced limb size relative to other Tropidophorus water skinks, found beside forest streams.

Diurnal, foraging along the stream edge for invertebrates, and a capable swimmer when disturbed.

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