Eutropis tammanna
| Tammanna skink | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. tammanna
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| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis tammanna Das, De Silva, & Austin, 2008
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Eutropis tammanna (Tammanna skink) is a species of skink endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.[1]
Habitat and distribution[]
It is a terrestrial skink from the arid north-western region of the island.
Description[]
The snout is short. It lacks transparent disks on the lower eyelids. Post-nasala are absent. There are 15 lamellae under the fourth toe. Dorsal scales have 4–5 keels. The dorsum is medium brown, and the lips are bright orange in males and yellow in females, the color extending to the middle of the flanks. A black stripe extends from below the eye to beyond the base of tail, with large creamy yellow spots; in females, this stripe is paler. The venter is yellowish cream.[2]
Ecology and diet[]
It is found under heaps of debris such as coconut husk piles close to sea beaches.
References[]
- ^ "Eutropis tammanna DAS, DE SILVA & AUSTIN, 2008". Reptile database. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "A New Species of Eutropis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka". Novataxa. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- Eutropis
- Reptiles described in 2008
- Reptiles of Sri Lanka
- Taxa named by Indraneil Das
- Taxa named by Anslem de Silva
- Taxa named by Christopher C. Austin