Sphenomorphus haasi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo, on which it is found in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Etymology The specific name, haasi, is in honor of Austrian-born Israeli herpetologist Georg Haas.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphenomorphus haasi, p. 113).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of S. haasi is forest.
Description A small species, S. haasi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Dorsally, it is dark brown, with pale olive spots. The sclera of the eye is bluish.Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. . (Sphenomorphus haasi, p. 116).
Behavior S. haasi is terrestrial and diurnal.
Diet S. haasi preys upon small arthropods.
Reproduction S. haasi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. . Gans C (1983). "Georg Haas. 1905–1981". American Zoologist 23 (2): 343–346. Inger RF, Hosmer W (1965). "New species of scincid lizard of the genus Sphenomorphus ". Israel Journal of Zoology 14: 134–140. (Sphenomorphus haasi, new species).