Kingdom Animalia Order Squamata Family Scincidae Scientific name Eutropis trivittata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Suborder Sauria Genus Eutropis Higher classification Eutropis | |
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Similar Eutropis, Skink, Reptile, Scaled reptiles, Eutropis dissimilis | ||
Indian three-banded Skink Eutropis trivittata is a species of skink found in India.
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Description
Supranasals in contact with one another; fronto-nasal broader than long; prefrontantal in contact with one another; a pair of nuchal present or absent. No postnasal, anterior loreal higher than long. Half as long as the posterior; lower eyelid scaly; ear opening subcircular, smaller than a lateral scale with a short, pointed lobulous anteriorly. Dorsal and lateral scales subequal, with 5, sometime in adults 7, strong keels; 34 or 36 scales round the middle of the body. Digits moderately long, with smooth lamellae, 13 or 14 beneath the fourth toe; the hind-limb reaches to the wrist or the elbow. Palm of the heel and sole of the feet with enlarged sub conical tubercles intermixed with much smaller one.
Distribution
Central and western India (Bombay, Madras, Hyderabad, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar).