Dasia griffini

Dasia griffini, commonly known as Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink or Griffin's dasia, is a species of tree skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to central and northern Palawan and southern Mindoro in the Philippines.

Etymology
The specific name, griffini, is in honor of American herpetologist Lawrence Edmonds Griffin (1874–1949).

Description
Griffin’s keel-scaled tree skink may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm.

Behavior and habitat
D. griffini is an arboreal lizard. It is found on tree trunks or aerial ferns 7 to 28 m above the ground. It inhabits dipterocarp primary forests, at altitudes of 50 –. More rarely, it is also found in coastal forests and scrubland.

Reproduction
Griffin’s dasia is oviparous.

Taxonomy
D. griffini belongs to the genus Dasia. It is classified in the subfamily Mabuyinae of the skink family Scincidae.

Conservation status
D. griffini is threatened by logging activities in its habitats.