Eutropis trivittata
Species of lizard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eutropis trivittata (Indian three-banded skink) is a species of skink found in India.
| Eutropis trivittata | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. trivittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis trivittata | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Mabuya trivittata (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827) | |
Description
Supranasals in contact with one another; fronto-nasal broader than long; prefrontantal in contact with one another; a pair of nuchal present or absent. No postnasal, anterior loreal higher than long. Half as long as the posterior; lower eyelid scaly; ear opening subcircular, smaller than a lateral scale with a short, pointed lobulous anteriorly. Dorsal and lateral scales subequal, with 5, sometime in adults 7, strong keels; 34 or 36 scales round the middle of the body. Digits moderately long, with smooth lamellae, 13 or 14 beneath the fourth toe; the hind-limb reaches to the wrist or the elbow. Palm of the heel and sole of the feet with enlarged sub conical tubercles intermixed with much smaller one.[2]
Distribution
Central and western India (Bombay, Madras, Hyderabad, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar).