Wildlifeof Bhutan
Sphenomorphus indicus
Skinks & Lacertids
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Sphenomorphus indicus
Basic stats
Range
Southern China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia; type locality Sikkim
Size
Snout to vent about 3.5 inches (about 9cm); tail almost twice head and body
The Indian forest skink is lizard-shaped, with a short, obtuse snout and an oval ear opening smaller than the eye opening. There are 36 or 38 smooth scales round the middle of the body, with the lateral ones smallest, and the tail is almost twice as long as the head and body. One described animal measured about 9cm from snout to vent (Boulenger, as reported on Wikipedia).
The type locality is Sikkim in the Himalayas. The Reptile Database gives its range as southern China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The sources opened give nothing on habitat, diet or breeding, so none is stated.
Quick answers
- Where is the Sphenomorphus indicus found?
- Southern China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia; type locality Sikkim
- How big is the Sphenomorphus indicus?
- Snout to vent about 3.5 inches (about 9cm); tail almost twice head and body