skink

Sphenomorphus jagori jagori

Description:

about 7" long, brown with faint yellow markings

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this on the trail circling Lake Bulusan.

1 Species ID Suggestions

alice and nath 12 years ago

Sphenomorphus cumingi ? herpwatch.org - Images of Sphenomorphus cumingi

4 Comments

Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I think you're right with this one, thanks!

alice and nath 12 years ago

Here's another guess: Sphenomorphus jagori jagori. I heard it's fairly common near Bulusan. http://www.herpwatch.org/species_images....

alice and nath 12 years ago

Haha Dan. You're right, I wrongly IDd your lizard. I think it belongs to the genus Sphenomorphus. I can't seem to find the latest journal paper about skinks and their distribution in the Philippines in my laptop. We'll solve this puzzle.

Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion but I don't know either, the photo doesn't look exactly like it. Maybe its just a variation of the species. It's your call Nath.