| Taylor's Striped Mabuya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. floweri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis floweri (Taylor, 1950) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eutropis floweri, also known commonly as Flower's skink, Taylor's skink and Taylor's striped mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.[2]
Habitat & Geographic range
E. floweri is found in arid northeastern Sri Lanka (Trincomalee District), and in forest in central Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Description
E. floweri is a small, terrestrial skink. Its dorsal scales are tricarinate. The midbody scale rows number 30-32. The smooth ventral scale rows number 12. The dorsum is olive brown, with a greenish white dorso-lateral stripe running from eye to the base of the tail. There is a series of 20 paired short black narrow transverse markings running from shoulder to tail. The venter is light with a greenish cast.[3]
References
- 1 2 Ukuwela K (2021). "Eutropis floweri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197216A123312092.en. Accessed on 02 June 2021.
- 1 2 3 Species Eutropis floweri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Das et al. (2008)
Further reading
- Somaweera R, Somaweera N (2009). Lizards of Sri Lanka, A Colour Guide with Field Keys. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 304 pp. ISBN 978-3899734782.
- Taylor EH (1950). "Ceylonese Lizards of the Family Scincidae". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 (2): 481–518. (Mabuya floweri, new species, pp. 487–489).
- Taylor EH (1953). "A Review of the Lizards of Ceylon". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 35 (2): 1525–1585. (Mabuya floweri, p. 1575).
External links
- http://srisalike.com/Fauna/Reptiles/Endemic/Eutropis%20floweri.aspx%5B%5D
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150220085810/http://www.srilankanreptiles.com/TetrapodReptiles/Scincidae.html
- Das I, de Silva A, Austin CC (2008). "A new skink found from Sri Lanka". Zootaxa 1700: 35–52. (Eutropis floweri, new combination, pp. 46–47).
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