Eutropis dawsoni (ANNANDALE, 1909)
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Eutropis dawsoni
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gans’ grass skink |
| Synonym | Lygosoma dawsoni ANNANDALE 1909: 257 Mabuya gansi DAS 1991 Eutropis gansi — MAUSFELD et al. 2002 Eutropis gansi — BATUWITA 2016 Eutropis dawsoni — GANESH et al. 2021 Eutropis gansi — LINDKEN et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | S India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala) Type locality: Maddathorai (= Madathara), Shashthamcottah and Tenmalai, Kerala gansi: Type locality: 2 km NW of Muthalar Road Cross off Sengaltheri-Thalayanai road (towards Moolakasam), Kalkkad Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu State, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Lectotype: ZSI 16170 and paralectotypes ZSI 16140, 16171 of Lygosoma dawsoni Annandale, 1909. Holotype: ZSI 24826 [gansi] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A relatively larger species of Eutropis (adult SVL 61 mm) from the Southern Western Ghats, characterised by: a fairly robust and cylindrical body with well-developed limbs; dorsal scales with 5-6 strong keels with 3 pointed spurs projecting behind; post-nasal absent; supra-nasals and pre-frontals separated; fronto-parietals are in contact with each other; inter-parietal completely separating parietals; one pair of broad nuchals; temporal scales with 3-4 keels; ear-hole as large as lateral scale with 3-4 short, pointed anterior lobules; lower eyelids scaly with a series of opaque scales; mid-ventrals: 39-45; 4th toe subdigital lamellae: 14-16; dorsum dark grey-brown without any spots; dark grey-brown lateral stripe extending from posterior corner of eye to a little behind hind limbs (Ganesh et al. 2021). 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 6200 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: Eutropis dawsoni has been considered a synonym of Eutropis (or Mabuya) macularia at least since Smith 1935, but revalidated by Ganesh et al. 2021. See also Eutropis macularia. Ganesh et al. 2021 synonymized gansi with dawsoni. Etymology: E. gansi was named after Carl Gans (1923-2009), German-born American herpetologist. See Adler et al. 2010 for obituaries. |
| Etymology | E. dawsoni was named after Lieut.-Col. F.W. Dawson, the then Director of Trivandrum Museum, with whom Annandale conducted the expedition on which he found this species. |
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