| Eutropis ashwamedhi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. ashwamedhi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis ashwamedhi (Sharma, 1969) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eutropis ashwamedhi, also known commonly as the Ashwamedh supple skink or Ashwamedha writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to India.
Geographic range
E. ashwamedhi is found in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. ashwamedhi is shrubland, at altitudes of 230–300 m (750–980 ft).
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of E. ashwamedhi is unknown.
References
- ^ Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B (2021). "Eutropis ashwamedhi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T174131A123301982. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T174131A123301982.en. Accessed on 29 May 2022.
- ^ Species Eutropis ashwamedhi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Das I (1996). Biogeography of the Reptiles of South Asia. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company.
- Sharma RC (1969). "Two new lizards of the genera Mabuya Fitzinger and Riopa Gray (Scincidae) from India". Bulletin of Systematic Zoology, Calcutta 1 (2): 71–75. (Riopa ashwamedhi, new species).
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Lygosoma ashwamedhi | |
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