Bronze Mabuya

Appearance

Physical structure: Body cylindrical, dorsal scales with 5-8 keels, ventral scales smooth; 28-30 scales round the body. A pair of dorso-lateral bands starts from above the eye till the base of the tail. As with other Eutropis species the scales are keeled.

Color pattern: Deep-brown, olive or bronze-brown in color; dorso-lateral bands light or yellow; sometimes with black spots on the base of the tail. Breeding males have orange color on the lateral side of the body. Juveniles are grey with a bronze head.

Length: Maximum: 23 cm, common: 16 cm (SVL 7 cm).

Naming

Synonyms
Mabuya macularia (Blyth, 1853)

Subspecies
Eutropis macularia macularia (BLYTH 1853)
Eutropis macularia quadrifasciata (TAYLOR & ELBEL 1958)
Eutropis macularia postnasalis (TAYLOR & ELBEL 1958)
Eutropis macularia malcolmi (TAYLOR & ELBEL 1958)

Distribution

This skink is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia (northwestern), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Vietnam. Type locality is Rangpur, Bengal [Bangladesh].

Status

Not Evaluated .

Habitat

No known human uses. Plays a role in ecosystem by eating various types of insects and otherwise.

Defense

Can break off its own tail when grabbed by predators; the tail regenerative and will grow back over time.