Eutropis cumingi
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Eutropis
Species:	E. cumingi
Binomial name
Eutropis cumingi (W.C. Brown &Alcala, 1980)
Synonyms[2]
Mabuya cumingi W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980 Eutropis cumingi —Mausfeld et al., 2002

Eutropis cumingi, also knowncommonly asCuming's eared skink,Cuming's mabouya, andCuming's mabuya, is aspecies oflizard in thefamilyScincidae. The species isendemic to thePhilippines.^[2]

Thespecific name,cumingi, is in honor of English naturalist,Hugh Cuming, who collected theholotype.^[2][3]

E. cumingi is found in the northern parts of thePhilippines (Luzon,Calayan,Camiguin, andLubang)^[1] as well as inOrchid Island southeast ofTaiwan.^[1][4]

The preferred naturalhabitats ofE. cumingi areforest andshrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).^[1]

E. cumingipreys uponcockroaches and otherinsects.^[1]

E. cumingi isoviparous.Clutch size is two eggs.^[2]

• Brown WC,Alcala AC (1980).Philippine Lizards of the Family Scincidae. (Silliman University Natural History Monograph Series). City of Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines: Silliman University. i–xi + 246 pp. (Mabuya cumingi, new species, p. 117).
• Greer AE,Telford SR Jr (2004). "Some observations on the morphology and reproduction of the Philippine Islands skinkMabuya cumingi ".Hamadryad29: 1–4.
• Ota H,Huang W-S (2000). "Mabuya cumingi (Reptilia: Scincidae): an addition to the herpetofauna of Lanyu Island, Taiwan".Current Herpetology19 (2): 57–61.

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