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 — 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). |
| 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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