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Eutropis floweri

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Species of lizard

Taylor's Striped Mabuya
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Mabuya floweri
    Taylor, 1950
  • Eutropis floweri
    — Das et al., 2008

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. It is probably named after Stanley Smyth Flower.

Habitat and geographic range

E. floweri is found in arid northeastern Sri Lanka (Trincomalee District), and in forest in central Sri Lanka.

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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Eutropis floweri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 April 2024.
  3. Das, Indraneil; De Silva, Anslem; Austin, Christopher C. (2008). "A new species of Eutropis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1700 (1): 35–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1700.1.3. (Eutropis floweri, new combination, pp. 46–47).

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).

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Taxon identifiers
Eutropis floweri


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