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Brahminy skink

Mabuya carinata

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.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aditi Rajan
Aditi Rajan 12 years ago
Brahminy skink
Mabuya carinata Brahminy skink | Project Noah


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3 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Thanks Karen, Anjali and Aditi.

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam 12 years ago

Nice.. Brahminy Skink it is...

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

It is in the skink family if that helps! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rep... there is a list here you can go through and google each one. Sphenomorphus indicus is close

Wild Things
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Wild Things

Union Territory of Dādra and Nagar Haveli, India

Spotted on Dec 16, 2011
Submitted on Dec 17, 2011

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