Genus of lizards
Eutropis macularia Pocharam lake ,Andhra Pradesh ,India .Eutropis genus ofskinks belonging to thesubfamily Mabuyinae . For long, this genus was included in the "wastebin taxon "Mabuya Asian mabuyashabitat with the relatedcommon skinks (Sphenomorphus ecological niches differ.[ 2] Australasia , themany-lined sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata ), whose wide range includesNew Guinea .[ 3]
They are mid-sized to largishlizards with cylindrical bodies, tails of medium length, and well-developed arms and legs; the hands and feet have 5 toes each. Theircycloid scales are underlaid byosteoderms ; the scales on the back and belly are similar in shape, but those on the back are keeled. The scales on the top of the head are generally flat andsubimbricate ; they have a pair ofsupranasal scales and thefrontoparietal andprefrontal scales are paired or fused. The secondsupraocular scale is the hindmost one that contacts thefrontal scale , and the tertiarytemporal scale extends forward to separate the secondary temporal scales. Thenasal scale is undivided.[ 2]
Eutropis mabuyas have 26presacral vertebrae . Theirpalatine bones are in contact with themedian ; the deepsphenopalatine notch separates thepterygoids and extends forwards to between the centre of the eyes. The fairly small teeth arepleurodont , and the pterygopid always bears teeth. Theear opening is small, and theeardrums are hidden in a moderately deepear canal .[ 2]
Eutropis includes the following species:[ 4]
Eutropis alcalai Barley ,Sanguila &R.M. Brown , 2021Eutropis allapallensis (K.P. Schmidt , 1926) – Allapalli grass skink, Schmidt's mabuyaEutropis andamanensis (M.A. Smith , 1935) – Andaman Islands grass skinkEutropis ashwamedhi (Sharma , 1969) – Ashwamedh writhing skink, Ashwamedha supple skinkEutropis austini Batuwita , 2016Eutropis beddomei (Jerdon , 1870) –Beddome's mabuya[ 5] Eutropis bibronii (Gray , 1839) – Bibron's skink, seashore skinkEutropis bontocensis (Taylor , 1923) – Luzon montane mabuyaEutropis borealis (W.C. Brown &Alcala , 1980) Eutropis brevis (Günther , 1875) Eutropis caraga Barley,Diesmos ,Siler ,Martinez & W.C. Brown, 2020 – Caraga sun skinkEutropis carinata (Schneider , 1801) – keeled Indian mabuya, many-keeled grass skink, "golden skink"Eutropis chapaensis (Bourret , 1937) – Sapa mabuyaEutropis clivicola (Inger et al., 1984) –Inger's mabuya[ 5] Eutropis cumingi (W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980) –Cuming's mabuya, Cuming's eared skink[ 5] Eutropis cuprea Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & W.C. Brown, 2020 – copper sun skinkEutropis darevskii (Bobrov , 1992) – Darevsky's mabouya, Darevsky's mabuya, Darevsky's skinkEutropis dattaroyi Amarasinghe ,Chandramouli ,Deuti ,P.D. Campbell ,Henkanaththegedara &Karunarathna , 2020Eutropis dawsoni (Annandale , 1909) – Gans's grass skinkEutropis englei (Taylor , 1925) – six-striped mabuyaEutropis floweri (Taylor, 1950) –Taylor's striped mabuyaEutropis greeri Batuwita, 2016 Eutropis gubataas Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & W.C. Brown, 2020 – upland sun skinkEutropis indeprensa (W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980) –Brown's mabuya[ 5] Eutropis innotata (Blanford , 1870) –Blanford's mabuya[ 5] Eutropis islamaliit Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & W.C. Brown, 2020 – striking Philippine sun skinkEutropis lankae Deraniyagala , 1953Eutropis lapulapu Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & W.C. Brown, 2020 – Lapu-lapu’s sun skinkEutropis lewisi (Bartlett , 1895) – Lewis’s mabuyaEutropis longicaudata (Hallowell, 1857) – longtail mabuya, long-tailed sun skinkEutropis macrophthalma (Mausfeld &Böhme , 2002) Eutropis macularia (Blyth , 1853) – bronze mabuya, bronze grass skinkEutropis madaraszi (Méhelÿ , 1897) –Sri Lanka bronze mabuyaEutropis multicarinata (Gray, 1845) Eutropis multifasciata (Kuhl , 1820) – East Indian brown mabuya, many-lined sun skink, many-striped skink, common sun skink, golden skinkEutropis nagarjuni (Sharma, 1969) – Sharma's mabuya[ 5] Eutropis palauensis Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & W.C. Brown, 2020 – Palau sun skinkEutropis quadratilobus (Bauer &R. Günther , 1992) Eutropis quadricarinata (Boulenger , 1887) – beautiful mabuyaEutropis resetarii Batuwita,Udugampala &Edirisinghe , 2020 Eutropis rudis (Boulenger, 1887) – rough mabuya, brown mabuyaEutropis rugifera (Stoliczka , 1870) –Nicobar Island skink,Sulawesi bronze bush skinkEutropis sahulinghangganan Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & W.C. Brown, 2020 – Palawan sun skinkEutropis sibalom Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & W.C. Brown, 2020 – Sibalom sun skinkEutropis tammanna Das ,de Silva &Austin , 2008Eutropis trivittata (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827) – three-banded mabuyaEutropis tytleri (Theobald , 1868) –Tytler's mabuya[ 5] Eutropis vertebralis (Boulenger, 1887) Nota bene binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other thanEutropis .
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