Species: Ateuchosaurus chinensis
English Name: Chinese Forest Skink
Chinese Name: 光蜥
Family: Scincidae
Description:
The Chinese Forest Skink has up to 20 cm in total length. It is reddish to grayish-brown above with a black band extending from eye to beyond foreleg, pearly white below and the sides are heavily spotted. Adult males have bright pink throat and underside between forelegs.
© 2011 Thomas Brown
© 2014 Sofia Arez
© 2014 Sofia Arez
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References:
– Zhao, E., Leung, V., Leung, C. V. (1999). Notes on amphibians and reptiles of Macau. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 18 (4) , 147-150.