Eutropis tammanna
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Eutropis tammanna

Eutropis tammanna (Tammanna skink) is a species of skink endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

Appearance

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.

Distribution

Geography

It is a terrestrial skink from the arid north-western region of the island.

References

1. Eutropis tammanna Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutropis_tammanna

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