Eutropis bibronii
Eutropis bibronii, also known commonly as Bibron's mabuya, Bibron's skink, and the seashore skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]
| Eutropis bibronii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. bibronii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis bibronii (Gray, 1838) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, bibronii, is in honor of French herpetologist Gabriel Bibron (1806–1848).[3]
Description edit
The head of E. bibronii is somewhat flattened. The lower eyelid has a transparent disk. The scales on the dorsum and flanks are sharp, numbering 5–7. The scale rows at midbody number 28–30. There are 14–20 lamellae under the fourth toe. The dorsum is olive brown, with a light vertebral stripe which is dark-edged. A dark dorso-lateral stripe runs from the eye to the base of the tail.[4]
Ecology edit
E. bibronii occurs is a fossorial species that has been observed burrowing in low vegetation on sand dunes. It is typically a coastal lowland (less than 20 m (66 ft) above sea level) species, but there are unconfirmed records from further inland as high as 490 m (1,610 ft) asl.[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of E. bibronii is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Mohapatra, P.; Srinivasulu, C.; Ukuwela, K. (2021). "Eutropis bibronii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178550A123307732. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Eutropis bibronii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mabuya bibronii, p. 25).
- ^ De Silva A; Sandaruwan WMJ; De Zoysa HKS; Ukuwela KDB (2017). "An authentic record of Eutropis bibronii (Gray, 1838) (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4329 (2): 175–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4329.2.4. PMID 29242490.
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Mabuia bibronii, p. 184).
- Das I (1991). "A new species of Mabuya from Tamil Nadu State, Southern India (Squamata: Scincidae)". Journal of Herpetology 25 (3): 342–344.
- Gray JE (1838). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species [Part 2]". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, First Series 2: 287–293. (Tiliqua bibronii, new species, p. 25).
- Mausfeld P, Schmitz A, Böhme W, Misof B, Vrcibradic D, Rocha CFD (2002). "Phylogenetic Affinities of Mabuya atlantica Schmidt, 1945, Endemic to the Atlantic Ocean Archipelago of Fernando Noronha (Brazil): Necessity of Partitioning the Genus Mabuya Fitzinger, 1826 (Scincidae: Lygosominae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger 241: 281–293.
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Mabuya bibroni, p. 260).