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Mangrove Skink

Emoia atrocostata

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Tentative ID.

Habitat:

Wetlands, Kota Kinabalu.
http://www.etawau.com/Geography/KotaKinabalu/Wetland_Centre.htm

Reference Links:

Mangrove Skink - MySabah.com

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
This certainly looks like it lost part of its tail and maybe growing another. I looked at other pictures and they do have a longer tail but none seemed to be as long as the one in your other picture so it could be something else. I put a link on that one which should cover all possibilities in that area.
The MnMs
I have found a tentative ID. It looks like the adult form of the mangrove skink.
The MnMs
Yes, it could be, I will look for these later. And the other spotting in the same place, do you think is another species? Thanks! :-)
The MnMs
It was at a distance of a few meters from me so I am not really sure but it could have been around 15 cm.

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