Eutropis carinata
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Eutropis carinata, commonly known as the keeled Indian mabuya, many-keeled grass skink or (ambiguously) "golden skink", is a species of skink found in South Asia. Body robust; snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelids scaly; vertebral scales smooth. Ear-opening roundish, sub-triangular. Brown to olive or bronze in color above, uniform or with dark-brown or black spots, or longitudinal streaks along the lateral margins of the scales. Sides are dark-brown or chestnut, with or without light spots. A light dorso-lateral line starting from above the eye and continued to the base of the tail. Lower parts whitish or yellowish. Maximum length: 37 cm. and Common length: 25, in which Snout-vent length is 9 cm.
The Sri Lankan lankae is now treated as a full species, Eutropis lankae. Frequently found in Bangladesh, India (except in the North-West), Maldives, Myanmar, & Nepal and Possibly in Bhutan. Diurnal, and terrestrial, frequently seen basking or foraging in open areas. Crickets, caterpillars, beetles, and earthworms and even small vertebrates are known to be consumed.
Oviparous; clutches of 2-20 eggs... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Keeled Indian Mabuya sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Keeled Indian Mabuya in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Keeled Indian Mabuya sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Keeled Indian Mabuya sightings, Kochi ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 30%), Jabalpur (India, about 30%) and Kozhikode (India, about 20%).
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Keeled Indian Mabuya that you can see in Kochi (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Dussumier's Litter Skink (about 30%), Peters' Tree Skink (about 10%) and Common Dotted Garden Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Keeled Indian Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kochi (52 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
