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Brachymeles apus

Skinks & Lacertids

Brachymeles apus

Basic stats

Habitat

Semi-fossorial in rotting logs, loose soil and leaf litter of higher-elevation forest

Range

Northern Borneo (Mount Kinabalu, Sabah)

Size

Males about 131mm snout–vent

Hikida's short-legged skink is a limbless skink known from Mount Kinabalu in Sabah and is the only Brachymeles species found outside the Philippines. It is a large member of its genus, with the male type specimen measuring 131 mm snout to vent, and has no limbs or ear opening. It is semi-fossorial, typically found in dry rotting material inside or underneath decaying logs or in loose soil and leaf litter, and bears live young. The name comes from Greek for absence of limbs (Reptile Database, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Brachymeles apus live in?
Semi-fossorial in rotting logs, loose soil and leaf litter of higher-elevation forest
Where is the Brachymeles apus found?
Northern Borneo (Mount Kinabalu, Sabah)
How big is the Brachymeles apus?
Males about 131mm snout–vent
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