Common sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata)

Common sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata) is a species of lizard belonging to the family Scincidae. It is characterized by faint, striped patterns running along the sides of its body. Reaching a total length of 18–35 cm—with the tail accounting for approximately 60% of that length—this lizard spends most of its time on the ground.

E. multifasciata has a head that ranges from pointed to blunt, a short neck, and a body with a somewhat square cross-section. The upper body is a glossy dark brown or grayish-brown, while the sides—particularly near the neck—exhibit a golden hue. Small, pale spots are sometimes present on the back.



The underside of the neck is light brown, and the area from the belly to the vent is pale brown. The snout often has a reddish tint, and the tail matches the color of the body, featuring a faint dark stripe along its sides. The limbs are similar in color to the upper body.

These reptiles typically inhabit forest edges, gardens, rice paddies, and human settlements. They spend the majority of their time on the ground, often utilizing crevices in rocks or rocky outcrops as both shelter and hunting grounds.

Their diet consists of small insects, worms, spiders, larvae, and occasionally smaller reptiles. In the mornings, they frequently climb trees to raid bird nests, consuming eggs left unattended by the parent birds. They also readily feed on pieces of vegetables and fruits.

TAXON

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Mabuyinae
Genus: Eutropis Fitzinger (1843)
Species: Eutropis multifasciata Kuhl (1820)

SYNONYMS

Euprepes sebae Duméril & Bibron (1839)
Euprepes sebae Gravenhorst (1851)
Eutropis cf. multifasciata Kaiser (2013)
Eutropis multifasciata Grismer (2011)
Eutropis multifasciata Mausfeld (2003)
Eutropis multifasciata tjendikianensis Mertens (1956)
Eutropis multifasciata tjendikianensis Van Sang (2009)
Eutropis multifasciata Wood Jr (2004)
Eutropis multifasciatus Hecht (2013)
Eutropis multifasciatus Ziegler (2015)
Mabuia monticola Annandale (1905)
Mabuia multifasciata de Rooij (1915)
Mabuya multifasciata balinensis Mertens (1927)
Mabuya multifasciata balinensis Mertens (1930)
Mabuya multifasciata Bobrov & Semenov (2008)
Mabuya multifasciata Boundy (2012)
Mabuya multifasciata Brown & Alcala (1980)
Mabuya multifasciata Cox (1998)
Mabuya multifasciata Dammerman (1929)
Mabuya multifasciata Fitzinger (1826)
Mabuya multifasciata Gaulke (1999)
Mabuya multifasciata Grandison (1972)
Mabuya multifasciata Hendrickson (1966)
Mabuya multifasciata Kuhl (1820)
Mabuya multifasciata Malkmus (2002)
Mabuya multifasciata Manthey & Grossmann (1997)
Mabuya multifasciata Smith (1935)
Mabuya multifasciata Taylor (1963)
Mabuya multifasciata tjendikianensis Mertens (1956)
Mabuya multifasciata Ziegler (2002)
Plestiodon sikkimensis Gray (1853)
Scincus multifasciatus Kuhl (1820)
Tropidolepisma macrurus Bleeker (1860)

VERNACULAR NAME

Chinese (simplified): 多线南蜥
Chinese (traditional): 多線真稜蜥
Czech: Mabuja východní
Danish: Mangestribet Solskink
English: Common sun skink, Bali sun skink, Javan sun skink, East Indian brown mabuya, Many-lined sun skink, Many-striped skink, Golden skink, Many-lined sun-skink
French: Scinque doré
German: Vielstreifenmabuye, Vielstreifenskink
Indonesian: Kadal kebun, Bengkarung, Bengkarung biasa, Bengkarung kebun
Italian: Scinco dorato
Japanese: タテスジマブヤ
Java: Kadal kebon, Kadal sawah
Korean: 동인도갈색도마뱀
Polish: Scynk wielopręgi
Portuguese: Mabuia-do-sol
Russian: Многополосая мабуя - Обыкновенный солнечный сцинк
Spanish: Mabuya Pardo de India Oriental
Taiwan: 多線真稜蜥
Thai: จิ้งเหลนบ้าน

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