Eutropis multifasciata (Kuhl, 1820)
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https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e154712 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16330009 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AE87E249-9FC6-5B5F-880D-2CFED68AEA52 |
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Eutropis multifasciata (Kuhl, 1820) |
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Eutropis multifasciata (Kuhl, 1820) View in CoL
Many-lined skink or common sun skink
Distribution
This species is omnivorous as it is known to forage for and feed on a variety of insects, larvae, other invertebrates and sometimes plants ( Ngo et al. 2014). Determining characteristics of this species includes a robust body, keeled scales, often with a dorso-lateral swath of orange from the tympanum to hind legs ( Amarasinghe et al. 2018).
Notes
A total of 26 individuals were detected in all habitat types. Five of the eleven National Park forest transects four of the thirteen human disturbed forest transects and four of the eight human settlement transects.
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