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''Eutropis trivittata'' (Indian three-banded skink) is a species of
skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. S ...
found in
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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.Smith, M.A. (1935): The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II. Sauria. – London (Taylor and Francis), xiii + 440 S. + 1 pl.


Distribution

Central and western India (Bombay, Madras, Hyderabad, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar).


References

1. Smith, M.A. (1935): The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II. Sauria. – London (Taylor and Francis), xiii + 440 S. + 1 pl. * Anderson, J., 1871 On some Indian reptiles. Proc. Zool. Soc., London: 149-211 * Hardwicke, F.R. &
Gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed ...
, J.E. 1827 A synopsis of the species of saurian reptiles, collected in India by Major-General Hardwicke. Zool. J. London 3: 214-229


External links

* * http://indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=487005 {{Taxonbar, from=Q3004515 Eutropis Reptiles described in 1827 Taxa named by Thomas Hardwicke Taxa named by John Edward Gray