Sabah Slender Skink
Sphenomorphus sabanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
- GenusSphenomorphus (Asian Forest Skinks)
- SpeciesSphenomorphus sabanus (Sabah Slender Skink)
About the Sabah Slender Skink
Sphenomorphus sabanus is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is known commonly as the Sabah slender skink. The holotype of this species was deposited at the Field Museum (Specimen No. 63671). It is an adult male collected in Sapagaya Forest Reserve in North Borneo on July 18, 1950 by Robert F. Inger. Paratypes were also deposited at the Field Museum. They include 32 specimens all collected from scattered localities in eastern North Borneo.
The Sabah slender skink is a slender, smooth-scaled, dark grey skink that lacks a black spot on the neck and a black lateral stripe. The ventral surface of these lizards is cream-colored. Males of the species have an orange flush on the flanks. Once preserved in alcohol, the color will range from brown to greyish brown.
The Sabah slender skink is a terrestrial lizard. The Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Sarawak Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus haasi
Borneo Skink
Dasia vittata
Rough Mabuya
Eutropis rudis
Lewis's mabuya
Eutropis lewisi
Many-lined Sun-skink
Eutropis multifasciata
Rough-scaled Sun Skink
Eutropis rugifera
Brook’s Keeled Skink
Tropidophorus brookei
Lipinia inexpectata
Lipinia inexpectata
Olive Dasia
Dasia olivacea
Littoral Whiptail-skink
Emoia atrocostata
Brown's Mabuya
Eutropis indeprensa
Bowring’s Supple Skink
Subdoluseps bowringii
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sabah Slender Skink in Sepilok?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sabah Slender Skink sighting in Sepilok, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sabah Slender Skink in Sepilok?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sabah Slender Skink in Sepilok in our monthly data.