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Brahminy skink

Mabuya carinata

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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a snake except for those tiny legs. Mainly feeds on insects. It has shiny brown, olive or bronze above, darker spots often present. Flanks darker. A light band from behind the eye to the base of the tail. Lower parts white or yellow.

Habitat:

Near cultivated gardens. Primarily a ground dweller. Actively searches through the ground litter for prey.

Species ID Suggestions

Brahminy skink

Mabuya carinata

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Aditi Rajan
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Comments (3)
KarenSaxton
It is in the skink family if that helps! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reptiles_of_South_Asia there is a list here you can go through and google each one. Sphenomorphus indicus is close

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PublishedDecember 17, 2011

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