Jun 17, 2025
Müller’s Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus muelleri), family Scincidae, found in Indonesia
photographs by Roots, Scoots, & Scales
seen from Germany
seen from Türkiye
seen from United Kingdom
seen from United States
seen from Germany
seen from China
seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from Germany
seen from Albania
seen from Russia
seen from Germany
seen from Yemen
seen from United States
Müller’s Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus muelleri), family Scincidae, found in Indonesia
photographs by Roots, Scoots, & Scales
Litter skink (Sphenomorphus haasi)
Photo by Bernard Dupont
Gargantuan Fossorial Skink (Sphenomorphus latifasciatus), family Scincidae, found in New Guinea
photographs: Reptiles4all & Jari Cornelis
Water Skink (Sphenomorphus qouyii), family Scincidae, QLD, Australia
photograph by Greg Watson
Rediscovery of the skink Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890) (Squamata: Scincidae): first documentation of its natural history and live coloration
Abstract
The rediscovery and photographic documentation of Sphenomorphus anomalopus from Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra, Indonesia, after a 109-year hiatus allowed us, for the first time, to observe its behavior and assess its microhabitat. Historical descriptions of this species’ coloration were never based on live material and, as such, did not convey the vibrant and contrasting nature of its lemon-yellow, orange, reddish, and greyish pattern configuration. Its color pattern and possible sexual dichromatism are described based on seven males and one presumed female photographed in situ. A short observation period clearly indicated that S. anomalopus is not an arboreal species, as had been previously hypothesized, but a terrestrial species that forages in rock-strewn leaf litter in sun-exposed localities, such as beneath canopy gaps and other open areas like many other terrestrial skinks.
Read more: Rediscovery of the skink Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890) (Squamata: Scincidae): first documentation of its natural history and live coloration | Zootaxa
Müller's Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus muelleri), family Scincidae, Indonesia
photograph by Dick Bartlett
Forest Skinks (Sphenomorphus spp.), family Scincidae, New Guinea
Probably 2 different species
photographs by Mehd Halaouate
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