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Eutropis vertebralis

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Eutropis vertebralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eutropis
Species:
E. vertebralis
Binomial name
Eutropis vertebralis
(Boulenger, 1887)

Eutropis vertebralis is a species of skink found in India.[1] It is distinguishable by its white stripes with black edges, as well as by lacking a transparent disc on its lower eyelid.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eutropis vertebralis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun; Ganesh, S.R.; Mirza, Zeeshan A.; Campbell, Patrick D.; Pauwels, Olivier S.G.; Schweiger, Silke; Kupfer, Alexander; Patel, Harshil; Karunarathna, Suranjan; Deuti, Kaushik; Ineich, Ivan; Hallermann, Jakob; Abinawanto, A.; Supriatna, Jatna (January 2022). "The delusion of stripes: A century-old mystery of five-lined sun skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae: Eutropis) of Peninsular India elucidated". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 296: 71–90. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2021.11.004. S2CID 244899079.