Eutropis andamanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Eutropis andamanensis (Smith, 1935)

Syntypes (n=2): ZSI 15084, adult ♀, and BMNH 1946.8.3.62 (formerly ZSI 14658), collected by C.G. Rogers.
Type locality: “Andamans”.

Mabuya andamanensis Smith, 1935: 271 [original combination]
Eutropis andamanensis — Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha, 2002: 287 [subsequent combination, by implication]
Eutropis andamanensis — Mausfeld & Schmitz, 2003: 162 [subsequent combination]

India: Andamans Islands: North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman and Little Andaman.

Smith, M.A. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. Taylor and Francis: London. xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps.Reference page.

Chandramouli, S.R. & Amarasinghe, A.A.T. 2020. On two poorly known, insular skinks, Eutropis tytleri (Theobald, 1868) and E. andamanensis (Smith, 1935) (Reptilia: Scincidae), endemic to the Andaman Islands, India. Taprobanica 9(1): 31–38. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v9i1.219 Reference page.
Chandramouli, S.R. 2022. On the genetic identity of Eutropis tytleri (Theobald, 1868) and E. andamanensis (Smith, 1935) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae). Zootaxa 5195(4): 393–394. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.7 Reference page.

Mohapatra, P. 2021. IUCN: Eutropis andamanensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T202875A2757514. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202875A2757514.en. Accessed on 18 September 2025.