Eutropis floweri
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| Taylor's Striped Mabuya | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. floweri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis floweri (Taylor, 1950) | |
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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.[1][2] It is probably named after Stanley Smyth Flower.[2]
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]
