Species of Thailand
Variable sun skink
Binomial name: Eutropis macularia (Edward Blyth, 1853)
The bronze grass skink or bronze mabuya (Eutropis macularia) is a species of skink found in South and Southeast Asia. (Bengali names: তামাটে অঞ্জন, ব্রোঞ্জ অঞ্জন, আরজিনা, আঞ্জন, আঞ্চন, আনজিলা, আঁচিলা).
Description
Physical structure: Body cylindrical, dorsal scales with 5-8 keels, ventral scales smooth; 28-30 scales round the body. A pair of dorso-lateral bands starts from above the eye till the base of the tail. As with other Eutropis species the scales are keeled.
Color pattern: Deep-brown, olive or bronze-brown in color; dorso-lateral bands light or yellow; sometimes with black spots on the base of the tail. Breeding males have orange color on the lateral side of the body. Juveniles are grey with a bronze head.
Length: Maximum: 23 cm, common: 16 cm (SVL 7 cm).
Distribution
This skink is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia (northwestern), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Vietnam. Type locality is Rangpur, Bengal on humans & ecology==
No known human uses. Plays a role in ecosystem by eating various types of insects and otherwise.
Threat to humans
Non-venomous and harmless to humans. May bite when handled, but is not dangerous.
IUCN threat status
Not Evaluated (NE).
Interesting notes
Can break off its own tail when grabbed by predators; the tail regenerative and will grow back over time.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Lacertilia
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Eutropis
- Species
- Eutropis macularia
Common names
- German: Gefleckte Mabuye
- English: Bronze mabuya, Bronze skink, Grass sun skink, Allapalli grass skink, Variable sun skink
Subspecies
- Eutropis macularia macularia (Edward Blyth, 1853)
- Eutropis macularia malcolmi (Edward Harrison Taylor & Robert E. Elbel, 1958) - Type locality: Phu Phak Khi Nak (mt.), near Ban Nam Yen (subvillage), Kok Sathon (village), Dan Sai (district), Loei (province), Thailand.
- Eutropis macularia postnasalis (Edward Harrison Taylor & Robert E. Elbel, 1958) - Thailand; Type locality: From Phu Lorn Lo (mt.), 2100m elevation, Kok Sathon (village), Dan Sai (district), Loei (province), Thailand.
- Eutropis macularia quadrifasciata (Edward Harrison Taylor & Robert E. Elbel, 1958) - Thailand; Type locality: Phu Nam Lang (mt.),
Synonyms
- Mabuya allapallensis, Pratyush Patankar et al. (2014)
- Eutropis allapallensis, Aniruddha Datta-Roy et al. (2012)
- Eutropis macularius, T.S.N. Murthy (2010)
- Eutropis macularia, P. Dilip Venugopal (2010)
- Mabuya macularia macularia, Vladimir V. Bobrov & Dmitry V. Semenov (2008)
- Mabuya macularia, Roberto Sindaco & Valery K. Jeremčenko (2008)
- Eutropis macularius, Larry Lee Grismer et al. (2007)
- Mabuya macularius, Raju Vajubhai Vyas (2007)
- Mabuya allapallensis, Raju Vajubhai Vyas (2007)
- Eutropis macularia, Patrick Mausfeld et al. (2002)
- Eutropis allapallensis, Patrick Mausfeld et al. (2002)
- Mabuya macularia, Thomas Ziegler (2002)
- Mabuya macularia, Allen Eddy Greer & Ronald Archie Nussbaum (2000)
- Mabuya macularia, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
- Mabuya macularia, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
- Mabuya macularius, Indraneil Das (1996)
- Mabuya allapallensis, Indraneil Das (1996)
- Mabuya macularia, Edward Harrison Taylor (1963)
- Mabuya allapallensis, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1935)
- Mabuya macularia, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1935)
- Mabuya allapallensis, Karl Patterson Schmidt (1926)
- Lygosoma dawsoni, Nelson Annandale (1909)
- Mabuia macularia, George Albert Boulenger (1887)
- Euprepes macularius var. subunicolor, William Thomas Blanford (1879)
- Euprepes brevis, Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1875)
- Euprepes macularius, John Anderson (1871)
- Euprepes rufescens, Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1864)
- Tiliqua macularia, Edward Blyth (1856)
- Euprepes macularius, Edward Blyth (1853)
- Mabuya macularia, Edward Blyth (1853)
Variable sun skink is found in following locations in Thailand
Please note that this non-official list is not complete nor necessarily accurate. This list is a summary of checklists from other websites, blogs, publications, photo/videos published on various websites or our own findings. We appreciate your contributions with photo proof.
- Bo Rai District, Trat
- Doi Suthep-Pui National Park
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Khao Nam Khang National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Kra Buri District, Ranong
- Nakhon Ratchasima Province
- Salawin National Park
- Thalang District, Phuket
- Ton Nga-Chang Wildlife Sanctuary
Bronze grass skink
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- Bo Rai District, Trat
- Doi Suthep-Pui National Park
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Khao Nam Khang National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Kra Buri District, Ranong
- Nakhon Ratchasima Province
- Salawin National Park
- Thalang District, Phuket
- Ton Nga-Chang Wildlife Sanctuary
Range map of Eutropis macularia in Thailand
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