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Eutropis beddomei

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Eutropis beddomei

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Range

Southern India and Sri Lanka; northernmost known locality south-eastern Berar

Beddome's mabuya, or Beddome's skink, is a skink native to India and Sri Lanka. In India it is found in the south, in places such as Salem, Tirunelveli, Malabar and Mysore, the most northern known locality being south-eastern Berar. The snout is short and blunt, the ear opening oval and slightly lobed in front, and the tail is 1.6 to 2.2 times the length of head and body (Wikipedia, general species account, quoting Boulenger 1890).

The Reptile Database also lists the Sivagiri hills, the Anaimalai Hills, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha. The account used here gives no information on habitat, diet or breeding.

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Where is the Eutropis beddomei found?
Southern India and Sri Lanka; northernmost known locality south-eastern Berar
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