Family : SCINCIDAE
Species : Dasia grisea
Size (snout to vent) :13 cm
Size (total length) : 28 cm

References : H1, H3

A diurnal, but elusive, resident of lowland primary and secondary forests. It is characterised by a greenish-yellow underside and a series of dark bands across the medium brown dorsum.

	Concealed in a rotten tree stump at Chestnut Forest, Singapore.

In juveniles the patterning comprises a series of dark spots on the head, yellow and brown bands across the dorsum, and a mainly yellow tail with minor brown bands. Members of the genus are similar in proportion to the Mabuya genus, such as the Many-lined Sun Skink.  

Aquatic behaviour has been observed in captivity; this skink will plunge into ponds in search of small fish or aquatic insects.

The species ranges from West Malaysia to Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines. In 1994 the species was found for the first time in Singapore.