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][2] It is probably named after Stanley Smyth Flower.[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. floweri
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| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis floweri (Taylor, 1950)
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Habitat and geographic range edit
E. floweri is found in arid northeastern Sri Lanka (Trincomalee District), and in forest in central Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Description edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d Eutropis floweri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 April 2024.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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).
External links edit
- Family Scincidae (Skinks) Sri Lankan Reptiles
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