Eutropis multifasciata

(Kuhl, 1820)

Vernacular names
English : Common mabuya, Common sun skink
French : Scinque doré

Classification
Class : Reptilia
Order : Squamata
Family : Scincidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to about 25 cm in length. Back and flanks beige-brown, lower flanks and belly greyish-white. White spots on flanks and sometimes bright orange line going from lip to mid-flanks. Large adults become dull olive-brown.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South-east Asia from eastern India and Bangladesh to south China, south to Indonesia, New Guinea and Philippines. Lives in forests, woodlands, plantations, urban and suburban gardens, to 1800 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species has a huge range and can adapt well to life near or even in cities. It occurs in protected areas as well and doesn’t seem to be declining.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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