Sphenomorphus anomalopus

The long-toed forest skink (Sphenomorphus anomalopus) is a species of skink found in Malaysia and Indonesia.^[2]

Sphenomorphus anomalopus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Sphenomorphus
Species:	S. anomalopus
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890)

Very little is known about the species, with just a handful of records, and none between 1915 and 2025, when it was rediscovered in Sumatra. ^[3] This rediscovery also shed light on the species' vivid live colouration, microhabitat and natural history, which had remained a mystery for over a century following its original description. According to observations made in situ in Gunung Leuser National Park, the species inhabits the rainforest floor and, contrary to previous hypothesis, it is not arboreal. ^[3]