Squamata olivacea Gray, 1839

Fatihah-Syafiq, Muhamad, Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam, Fahmi-Ahmad, Muhammad, Aqmal-Naser, Mohamad, Rizal, Syed Ahmad, Azmi, Mohd Shahrizan Azrul, Grismer, Larry L. & Ahmad, Amirrudin B., 2020, Checklist of herpetofauna in the severely degraded ecosystem of Bidong Island, Peninsular Malaysia, South China Sea, ZooKeys 985, pp. 143-162 : 143

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.985.54737

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scientific name

Squamata olivacea Gray, 1839
status

 

Squamata olivacea Gray, 1839

Notes.

Dasia olivacea is diurnal, arboreal species that can be seen basking head down on tree trunks. About three individuals were observed from 1 to 3 April 2019, and all were about 2 m high on trees. One was seen with a small, unidentified gecko in its mouth on 2 April 2019. The predation of this species on geckos was reported by Grismer (2011b) on Babi Tengah Island in Johor. Grismer (2011b) observed that this skink also feeds on large centipedes, which suggests that Dasia olivacea is an opportunistic feeder that does not have a specialized diet. The morphology and colour pattern of the individuals observed on Bidong Island match the diagnosis of the species by Grismer (2011b).

Distribution.

This species is also recorded from Perhentian Besar, Perhentian Kecil, Redang and Tenggol islands ( Grismer 2011b; Grismer et al. 2011).

Kingdom

Animalia

Order

Squamata

Family

Scincidae