Eutropis madaraszi (MÉHELY, 1897)
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Eutropis madaraszi
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Sri Lanka Bronze Skink |
| Synonym | Mabuia madaraszi MÉHELY 1897 Mabuya madaraszi — TAYLOR 1950: 490 Mabuya madaraszi — DAS 1996 Eutropis madaraszi — ZIESMANN et al. 2007 Eutropis madaraszi — DAS et al. 2008 Eutropis macularia macularia — SOMAWEERA & SOMAWEERA 2009: Fig. 256 Eutropis madaraszi — BATUWITA et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka Type locality: Ceylon. Two of the syntypes were from "Kala-Wewa" (08° 01'N; 80° 31'E, North Central Province, Sri Lanka) and "Madatugama" (07° 57'N; 80° 38'E, North Central Province, Sri Lanka). |
| Reproduction | oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Neotype. NMSL (= WHT) 7001, male, 68.0 mm SVL, Kalahagala near Polonnaruwa, 07°52’N, 80°54’E, 60 m elevation, 5 June 2003, collected and designated by S. Batuwita 2016. Syntypes: MNH (Musei Nacionalis Hungarici), destroyed in a fire in 1956 (Balázs Farkas, in litt., June 5, 1996). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Maximum SVL 70.0 mm; supranasals widely separated; prefrontals widely separated; postnasals absent; second supraocular in contact with frontal; frontoparietals paired, as long as wide; parietal eye present; parietals completely separated by interparietal; nuchals one pair; supraciliaries five, third distinctly elongate; pretemporals two, either only the upper in contact or both in contact with parietal; primary temporal 1 or 2; secondary temporals two, separated by a tertiary temporal; supralabials seven; postsupralabial one; lower eyelid scaly; infralabials seven; first pair of chin shields in contact medially; dorsal and lateral body scale carination extends up to nuchals; paravertebrals 37–42; ventrals 48–59; longitudinal scale rows at midbody 28–31; keels on dorsal and lateral body scales 3–7; subdigital lamellae under fourth digit of pes 15–19; all digits with well developed median keels; dorsal coloration copper-brown with 6–8 series of dark brown longitudinal lines, and skin not fragile (Batuwita 2016). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2134 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: E. floweri Illustrations: The photographed individuals (fig. 256A, G) labeled as E. macularia macularia by Somaweera and Somaweera (2009) are E. madaraszi. Sympatry: E. tammanna (at Polonnaruwa and Tissamaharama), E. carinata and L. fallax (at Kurunegala and Allauwa), E. flweri (in Mundel). Habitat: Eutropis madaraszi is a semiarboreal lizard, frequently observed on rock surfaces and on tree buttresses. Synonymy: This species has been previously synonymized with E. macularia but removed from synonymy by Da Silva (1998; fide I. DAS, pers. comm.). |
| Etymology | Mabuia madaraszi was named after Julius v. Madarász, also known as Gyula Madarasz (1858-1931) of the MNH. |
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