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Issue: Vol. 4329 No. 2: 4 Oct. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-10-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4329.2.4
Page range: 175–182
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An authentic record of Eutropis bibronii (Gray, 1838) (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka

Amphibia and Reptile Research Organization of Sri Lanka, 15/1, Dolosbage Road, Gampola, Sri Lanka.
Department of Wildlife Conservation, Chundikulam National Park, Chundikulam, Sri Lanka.
Technology Degree Programmes, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale 50300, Sri Lanka.
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale 50300, Sri Lanka.
Reptilia Bibron’s sand skink Chundikulam National Park reconfirmation seashore

Abstract

Among the eight species of Eutropis Fitzinger currently known from Sri Lanka, Eutropis bibronii (Gray, 1838) is among the least known. Hence, the occurrence of this species in Sri Lanka has been doubted by some authors since there were no confirmed records from live specimens for the past 70 years. The species has been previously reported mostly from northern regions of Sri Lanka. Here, we report the collection of a live Eutropis bibronii from the Chundikulam National Park in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka confirming its occurrence in the country.

 

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