Eutropis floweri

Eutropis floweri, also known commonly as Flower's skink, Taylor's skink and Taylor's striped mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. It is probably named after Stanley Smyth Flower.

Habitat and geographic range

E. floweri is found in arid northeastern Sri Lanka, and in forest in central Sri Lanka.

E. floweri is a small, terrestrial skink. Its dorsal scales are tricarinate. The midbody scale rows number 30–32. The smooth ventral scale rows number 12. The dorsum is olive brown, with a greenish white dorso-lateral stripe running from eye to the base of the tail. There is a series of 20 paired short black narrow transverse markings running from shoulder to tail. The venter is light with a greenish cast.