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IMG_1576 (W) Dorsal view of the Rough-Scaled Sun Skink (Eutropis rugifera) with regenarated tail
This is probably a male, because I saw another pale colored specimen in the same pile of dried leaves. Both are running towards different directions, hence I was only able to secure this vibrant male for a few photos.
Other common names: Rough-scaled skink, Nicobar Island skink Sulawesi bronze bush skink, or Nicobar sun skink.
Synonym: Mabuya rugifera, Indraneil Das (2004)
Habitat: Primary forest, secondary forest, swamp forest and occasionally degraded forest-edge habitat.
Habits:
It is mainly terrestrial in habits, but is a fairly adept climber and may be found in low vegetation one or two metres above the forest floor. It often suns itself on the trunks of large trees, typically in a downward-facing posture. It feeds on small invertebrates.
Description: Its most obvious feature are the strongly keeled, overlapping scales, which give the lizard a rough, matt, non-reflective appearance: most of its larger scales bear at least 5 keels.
Source: Ecology Asia
IMG_1576 (W) Dorsal view of the Rough-Scaled Sun Skink (Eutropis rugifera) with regenarated tail
This is probably a male, because I saw another pale colored specimen in the same pile of dried leaves. Both are running towards different directions, hence I was only able to secure this vibrant male for a few photos.
Other common names: Rough-scaled skink, Nicobar Island skink Sulawesi bronze bush skink, or Nicobar sun skink.
Synonym: Mabuya rugifera, Indraneil Das (2004)
Habitat: Primary forest, secondary forest, swamp forest and occasionally degraded forest-edge habitat.
Habits:
It is mainly terrestrial in habits, but is a fairly adept climber and may be found in low vegetation one or two metres above the forest floor. It often suns itself on the trunks of large trees, typically in a downward-facing posture. It feeds on small invertebrates.
Description: Its most obvious feature are the strongly keeled, overlapping scales, which give the lizard a rough, matt, non-reflective appearance: most of its larger scales bear at least 5 keels.
Source: Ecology Asia