Showing posts with label common sun skink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label common sun skink. Show all posts

Friday, 18 April 2008

Common Sun Skink (Eutropis multifasciata)

OTHER NAMES: East Indian Brown Mabuya, Many-lined Sun Skink, Golden Skink
Latin Etymology: Eutropis ("good keel") multifasciata ("multi-bundled")
Adult Common Sun Skink (subspecies E. m. multifasciata) at Siem Reap, Cambodia - February 2019

Featured Subspecies: Eutropis multifasciata multifasciata
Weight: ?  /  Length: 35cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

This species was seen as we walked the open-air War Musuem of Cambodia; a simple little lizard slinking througgh the leaf litter, surrounded by the remnants of tools of death.  They're a fairly common species with a substantial range, but it's appearance in this particular somber place was welcome; a little dash of life in a place created so we never forget the death.

Related Species:
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eutropis
SUBSPECIES: E. m. balinensis, E. m. multifasciata, E. m tjendikianensis

 - Sighting Locations -
CAMBODIA - Khmer - ?
A fairly common resident.
 - CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: One seen at Siem Reap

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto .