Wildlifeof India
Eutropis tytleri
Skinks & Lacertids
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Eutropis tytleri
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, frogs and small reptiles
Habitat
Forest, from sea level to 150m
Range
Andaman Islands
Size
Head and body up to 15cm
Tytler's mabuya is a skink endemic to the Andaman Islands and is thought to be the largest living skink native to the Indian subcontinent. It may reach a snout-to-vent length of 15 cm, and the tail is long, from 1.5 to 2.2 times that length. It is bronzy brown above and light yellow below (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its preferred habitat is forest from sea level to 150 m. It is active at dusk and preys on insects, frogs and small reptiles.
Quick answers
- What does the Eutropis tytleri eat?
- Insects, frogs and small reptiles
- What habitat does the Eutropis tytleri live in?
- Forest, from sea level to 150m
- Where is the Eutropis tytleri found?
- Andaman Islands
- How big is the Eutropis tytleri?
- Head and body up to 15cm