Eutropis carinata, commonly known as the keeled Indian mabuya, many-keeled grass skink or (ambiguously) "golden skink", is a species of skink found in South Asia.
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| Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. carinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis carinata (Schneider, 1801)
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Mabuya carinata (Schneider, 1801) | |
Description
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Body robust; snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelids scaly; vertebral scales smooth. Ear-opening roundish, sub-triangular. Brown to olive or bronze in color above, uniform or with dark-brown or black spots, or longitudinal streaks along the lateral margins of the scales. Sides are dark-brown or chestnut, with or without light spots. A light dorso-lateral line starting from above the eye and continued to the base of the tail. Lower parts whitish or yellowish.[2] Maximum length: 37 cm. and Common length: 25, in which Snout-vent length is 9 cm.[3]
The Sri Lankan lankae is now treated as a full species, Eutropis lankae.[4]
Distribution
editFrequently found in Bangladesh, India (except in the North-West), Maldives, Myanmar, & Nepal and Possibly in Bhutan.
Ecology
editHabitat
editDiurnal, and terrestrial, frequently seen basking or foraging in open areas.
Diet
editCrickets, caterpillars, beetles, and earthworms and even small vertebrates are known to be consumed.
Reproduction
editOviparous; clutches of 2-20 eggs are laid at a time in a self-excavated hole or under fallen logs, between August and September. Eggs are measuring 11 * 17 mm. Hatchlings emerge between May and June, measure 12–12.5 mm. The male reproductive cycle in Mysore, (southern India),is characterized by peak testicular size and maximum spermatogenic activity and steroidogenic activity during Oct-November which coincides with the female reproductive cycle generally in the dry, post- rainy season of the year. [5]
References
edit- ^ de Silva, A.; Vyas, R.V. (2010). "Eutropis carinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178621A7582836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178621A7582836.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "MPSBB.info". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^ "Eutropis carinata from Wikipedia - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^ Batuwita S, Udugampala S, Edirisinghe U. 2020. Description of a new species of Eutropis (Sauria: Scincidae) from the Central Hills of Sri Lanka with the resurrection of Eutropis lankae (Deraniyagala). JAD 2020; 2 (2)
- ^ Shivanandappa T and Sarkar HBD, 1979, Gen. Comp.Endocrinol., 38:491-495; Saidapur SK (ed) Reproductive cycles of Indian vertebrates, 1989, pages 225–272, Allied Publ. New Delhi
- Gray, J. E. 1846 Descriptions of some new species of Indian Lizards. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1)18: 429-430
- Smith, M.A. 1935 Reptiles and Amphibia, Vol. II. in: The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor and Francis, London, 440 pp.
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