Emoia atrocostata
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Mangrove Skink
Also known as:
Littoral Skink, Littoral Whiptail-skink
Subspecies I've seen:

E. a. atrocostata
Mangrove Skink
Emoia atrocostata atrocostata
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Mangrove Skink

This widespread skink has a very unusual lifestyle for a reptile. It is one of the very few lizards in the world that primarily lives in the inter-tidal zone, eating a lot of crustaceans as well as the more customary lizard-prey, insects. I saw several of these skinks run off before I noticed one sitting still, perched on a large slab in a rocky tide pool area.
Online references:
- Emoia atrocostata account on The Reptile Database
- Emoia atrocostata account on Ecology Asia
Printed references:
- Das, I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo
- Grismer, L. L. 2011. Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos
- Manthey, U., Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens