Sarawak Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus haasi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
- GenusSphenomorphus (Asian Forest Skinks)
- SpeciesSphenomorphus haasi (Sarawak Forest Skink)
About the Sarawak Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus haasi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo, on which it is found in Malaysia and Indonesia. The specific name, haasi, is in honor of Austrian-born Israeli herpetologist Georg Haas.
The preferred natural habitat of S. haasi is forest. A small species, S. haasi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 57 mm (2.2 in). Dorsally, it is dark brown, with pale olive spots. The sclera of the eye is bluish.
S. haasi is terrestrial and diurnal. S. haasi preys upon small arthropods. S. haasi is oviparous. Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807.
Gans C (1983). "Georg Haas. 1905–1981". American Zoologist 23 (2): 343–346. Inger RF, Hosmer W (1965). "New species of scincid lizard of the genus Sphenomorphus ". Israel Journal of Zoology 14: 134–140. (Sphenomorphus haasi, new species). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Sabah Slender Skink
Sphenomorphus sabanus
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 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.