Wildlifeof India
Eutropis dawsoni
Skinks & Lacertids
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Eutropis dawsoni
Basic stats
Habitat
Forest, from about 20m upward
Range
Southern Western Ghats: Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Gans's grass skink, or Gans's mabuya, is a skink endemic to the southern Western Ghats, found in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The type locality of the formerly recognised Eutropis gansi is in the Kalakkad Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli district. Its preferred habitat is forest, at altitudes of 20 m and higher (Wikipedia, general species account).
How it reproduces is unknown.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Eutropis dawsoni live in?
- Forest, from about 20m upward
- Where is the Eutropis dawsoni found?
- Southern Western Ghats: Tamil Nadu and Kerala