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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.[1]

Habitat & Geographic range

E. floweri is found in arid northeastern Sri Lanka (Trincomalee District), and in forest in central Sri Lanka.[2][1]

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.[3]

References

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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. Шаблон:ISBN.
  • 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).

External links


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  1. 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:EMBL species www.reptile-database.org.
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  3. Das et al. (2008)