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Eutropis madaraszi, also known commonly as the Sri Lanka bronze mabuya, the Sri Lanka bronze skink,[2] or (ambiguously) the spotted skink,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. madaraszi
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| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis madaraszi (Méhelÿ, 1897)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, madaraszi, is in honor of Hungarian ornithologist Gyula Madarász of the Hungarian National Museum.[2]
Habitat and distribution
editA widespread terrestrial skink, E. madaraszi has been reported from both wet and dry zones. Known localities include Colombo, as well as around Kala Wewa, and Madatugama.[citation needed]
Description
editThe body of E. madaraszi is slender, with 32 midbody scale rows. The dorsum is brown, with a dark line along the flank. The venter is creamy and unpatterned.[citation needed]
Ecology and diet
editE. madaraszi is found at elevations up to 800 m (2,600 ft), in rock crevices, under leaf litter or under logs, and seen basking at midday.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Ukuwela K, Karunarathna S, Samarasinghe D (2021). "Eutropis madaraszi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197252A123312272.en. Accessed on 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Eutropis madaraszi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 June 2015.
- ^ Somaweera R (2014). "Family Scincidae (Skinks)". SriLankanReptiles.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
Further reading
edit- Das I (1996). Biogeography of the Reptiles of South Asia. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 87 pp. ISBN 978-0894649356. (Mabuya madaraszi, new combination).
- Méhelÿ L (1897). "Zur Herpetologie von Ceylon ". Termes Fuzetek, Budapest 20: 55–70. (Mabuia madaraszi, new species, p. 59). (in German).
- Ziesmann S, Klaas P, Janzen P (2007). "Von Skinken und anderen Echsen [Sri Lankas] ". Draco 7 (30): 18–23. (Eutropis madaraszi, new combination). (in German).
External links
edit- http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/2014/03/spotted-skink-eutropis-madaraszi.html (photo of Eutropis madaraszi).
- Das I, De Silva A, Austin CC (2008). "A new skink found from Sri Lanka". Zootaxa 1700: 35–52. (Eutropis tammanna, new species).
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