Eutropis floweri
| Taylor's Striped Mabuya | |
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| Species: | E. floweri
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| Eutropis floweri Taylor, 1950
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Taylor's Striped Mabuya, Eutropis floweri, is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
Habitat & Distribution
A small, terrestrial skink from arid north-east of Sri Lanka, where only known from Trincomalee district.
Description
Its dorsal scales are tricarinate. The midbody scale rows 30-32. Smooth ventral scale rows 12. Dorsum olive brown, with a greenish white dorso-lateral stripe running from eye to the base of the tail. A series of 20 paired short black narrow transverse markings running from shoulder to tail. Venter is light with a greenish cast.