Eutropis longicaudata (Hallowell, 1857)

Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Naithani, Archana, Pawangkhanant, Parinya & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2025, Lizard survey of Ko Pha-gnan in the Surat Thani Province, Thailand, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 154712-e 154712 : e154712-

Eutropis longicaudata (Hallowell, 1857)

Long tailed sun skink

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This species is diurnal and an active hunter. Diet consists of a variety of insects, earth worms, various other invertebrates, small eggs (reptile), seeds, fruit and leaves ( Norval et al. 2012, Ngo et al. 2021, Ngo et al. 2014). Differentiating features of this species includes uniform dorsal brown or bronze in colouration with a dark dorso-lateral stripe (broken by small cream dots in adults) from the eye through to the hind leg ( Taylor 1963, Huang et al. 2020).