Reptilia > Squamata > Scinciformata > Lygosomoidea > Mabuyidae > Eutropis
Eutropis clivicola (Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde, 1984) – Mountain Skink
Taxonomic Notes:
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
The species has been recorded from lowland plantations, moist deciduous forests and evergreen forests as well, precisely on large rocks, bare patches in grassland and open spaces in tea plantations (Srinivasulu and Srinivaulu, 2013). The habitat of the species is continuously degrading due to logging, illegal mining, expansion of plantations over forest lands, forest fires and tourism related developmental studies (Srinivasulu and Srinivaulu, 2013).
Type Locality: Ponmudi (Trivendrum, Kerala)
Rare, known to be distributed in southern Western Ghats in Kerala (Srinivasulu and Srinivaulu, 2013).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).The species has been recorded from lowland plantations, moist deciduous forests and evergreen forests as well, precisely on large rocks, bare patches in grassland and open spaces in tea plantations (Srinivasulu and Srinivaulu, 2013). The habitat of the species is continuously degrading due to logging, illegal mining, expansion of plantations over forest lands, forest fires and tourism related developmental studies (Srinivasulu and Srinivaulu, 2013).
References:
Reptilia > Squamata > Scinciformata > Lygosomoidea > Mabuyidae > Eutropis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Jangid, A.K. and A. Kamdar. 2023. Eutropis clivicola (Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde, 1984) – Mountain Skink. Kamdar, A., A, Jangid, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Reptiles of India, v. 1.26. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.indianreptiles.org/sp/843/Eutropis-clivicola
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