Eutropis dawsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eutropis
Species:
E. dawsoni
Binomial name
Eutropis dawsoni
(Annandale, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma dawsoni
    Annandale, 1909
  • Mabuya gansi
    Das, 1991
  • Eutropis gansi
    — Mausfeld et al., 2002
  • Eutropis dawsoni
    — Ganesh et al., 2021

Eutropis dawsoni, also known commonly as Gans's grass skink and Gans's mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, dawsoni, is in honor of F.W. Dawson who was Director of the Trivandrum Museum.[2]

The specific name of the synonym, gansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans.[3]

Geographic range

E. dawsoni is found in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, southern India.[2]

The type locality of the formerly recognized Eutropis gansi is "2 km NW of Muthalar Road Cross off Sengaltheri–Thalayanai road (towards Moolakasam), Kalakkad Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu State, India".[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. dawsoni is forest, at altitudes of 20 m (66 ft) and higher.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of E. dawsoni is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Eutropis gansi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172627A1354981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172627A1354981.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Eutropis dawsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eutropis gansi, p. 97).
  4. ^ Das, Indraneil [in French] (1991). "A new species of Mabuya from Tamil Nadu state, southern India (Squamata: Scincidae)" (PDF). Journal of Herpetology. 25 (3): 342–344. doi:10.2307/1564594. JSTOR 1564594. (Mabuya gansi, new species).

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