Wildlifeof India
Eutropis macularia
Skinks & Lacertids
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Eutropis macularia
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and other invertebrates
Habitat
Plantations, orchards and gardens; strictly terrestrial
Range
South and South-east Asia, from Pakistan and India to Vietnam and north-western Malaysia
Clutch size
3–6 eggs, several small clutches a year
Size
Up to 23cm; 16cm more common (head and body about 7cm)
The bronze grass skink, also called the bronze mabuya or speckled forest skink, is a skink of South and South-east Asia. It has a cylindrical body, back scales with 5–8 keels and smooth belly scales, and a pair of bands along the sides running from above the eye to the base of the tail. Juveniles are grey with a bronze head, and breeding males have orange on the sides of the body (Wikipedia, general species account).
It feeds on insects and other invertebrates and is strictly terrestrial and rather shy. In a study in the southern Western Ghats it was the most frequently encountered reptile in plantations, orchards and gardens, active both day and night. Females lay several small clutches of three to six eggs each year. Maximum length is 23 cm.
Quick answers
- What does the Eutropis macularia eat?
- Insects and other invertebrates
- What habitat does the Eutropis macularia live in?
- Plantations, orchards and gardens; strictly terrestrial
- Where is the Eutropis macularia found?
- South and South-east Asia, from Pakistan and India to Vietnam and north-western Malaysia
- How many eggs does the Eutropis macularia lay?
- 3–6 eggs, several small clutches a year
- How big is the Eutropis macularia?
- Up to 23cm; 16cm more common (head and body about 7cm)