Common Skink is a common lizard found in home gardens, plantations and open areas from lowlands to about 1000 m a.s.l. It is the largest Eutropis species of the Sri Lanka .
Common Skink (Eutropis carinata lankae)
Body robust; snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelids scaly; vertebral scales smooth. Ear-opening roundish, sub-triangular. Brown to olive or bronze in color above, uniform or with dark-brown or black spots, or longitudinal streaks along the lateral margins of the scales. Sides are dark-brown or chestnut, with or without light spots. A light dorso-lateral line starting from above the eye and continued to the base of the tail. Lower parts whitish or yellowish. Maximum length: 37 cm. and Common length: 25, in which Snout-vent length is 9 cm.
Distribution
Frequently found in Bangladesh, India (except in the North-West), Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal & Sri Lanka and Possibly in Bhutan.
Habitat & Ecology
Sri Lanka subspecies lankae are encountered in many habitat types, from rain forests and deserts to scrub forests and parks and gardens of houses ad cities. Diurnal, and terrestrial, frequently seen basking or foraging in open areas.
Diet
Crickets, caterpillars, beetles, and earthworms and even small vertebrates are known to be consumed.
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