| Eutropis madaraszi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. madaraszi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis madaraszi (Méhely, 1897) | |
Eutropis madaraszi, also known as Sri Lanka bronze mabuya, Sri Lanka bronze skink, [1] or (ambiguously) spotted skink, [2] is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka. [1]
A widespread terrestrial skink reported from both wet and dry zones. Known localities include Colombo, as well as around Kala Wewa, and Madatugama.
Body slender. Midbody scale row 32. Dorsum brown, with a dark line along the flank. Venter unpatterned creamy.
Found in elevations up to 800m, in rock crevices, under leaf litter or under logs, and seen basking at midday.
Eutropis beddomei, commonly known as Beddome's skink or Beddome's mabuya, is a species of skink endemic to India and Sri Lanka.
Eutropis bibronii, also known commonly as Bibron's skink or the seashore skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to India and Sri Lanka.
Eutropis carinata, the keeled Indian mabuya, many-keeled grass skink or (ambiguously) "golden skink", is a species of skink found in South Asia.
The striped grass mabuya, also called striped grass skink, is a species of skink found in South Asia.
The bronze grass skink, bronze mabuya or speckled forest skink, is a species of skink found in South and Southeast Asia. It is a common, but shy, ground-dwelling species that is active both day and night.
Eutropis is a genus of skinks belonging to the subfamily Lygosominae. For long, this genus was included in the "wastebin taxon" Mabuya; it contains the Asian mabuyas. They often share their habitat with the related common skinks (Sphenomorphus), but they do not compete significantly as their ecological niches differ.
Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Forest Site, is a forest with archeological remains in Kandalama, in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.
Lankascincus gansi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
Lankascincus taprobanensis, also known as the Ceylon tree skink, is a species of skink endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
Taylor's striped mabuya is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
Eutropis tammanna is a species of skink endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
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Eutropis austini is a species of skink found in Sri Lanka.
Eutropis greeri is a species of skink found in Sri Lanka.
Eutropis resetarii is a species of skink found in Sri Lanka.
Eutropis lankae is a species of skink found in Sri Lanka.
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