Eutropis floweri

Taylor's Striped Mabuya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eutropis
Species: E. floweri
Binomial name
Eutropis floweri
Taylor, 1950

Taylor's Striped Mabuya, Eutropis floweri, is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka.

Habitat & Distribution

A small, terrestrial skink from arid north-east of Sri Lanka, where only known from Trincomalee district.

Description

Its dorsal scales are tricarinate. The midbody scale rows 30-32. Smooth ventral scale rows 12. Dorsum olive brown, with a greenish white dorso-lateral stripe running from eye to the base of the tail. A series of 20 paired short black narrow transverse markings running from shoulder to tail. Venter is light with a greenish cast.

References

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