Eutropis madaraszi
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Eutropis madaraszi, also known commonly as the Sri Lanka bronze mabuya, the Sri Lanka bronze skink, or (ambiguously) the spotted skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
The specific name, madaraszi, is in honor of Hungarian ornithologist Gyula Madarász of the Hungarian National Museum. A widespread terrestrial skink, E. madaraszi has been reported from both wet and dry zones. Known localities include Colombo, as well as around Kala Wewa, and Madatugama.
The body of E. madaraszi is slender, with 32 midbody scale rows. The dorsum is brown, with a dark line along the flank. The venter is creamy and unpatterned. E. madaraszi is found at elevations up to 800 m (2,600 ft), in rock crevices, under leaf litter or under logs, and seen basking at midday.
Das I (1996). Biogeography of the Reptiles of South Asia. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 87 pp. ISBN 978-0894649356. (Mabuya madaraszi, new combination). Méhelÿ L (1897). "Zur Herpetologie von Ceylon ". Termes Fuzetek, Budapest 20: 55–70... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
No species of the same family or order lives in Minneriya National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Bronze Skink sighting in Minneriya National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Bronze Skink in Minneriya National Park on a given day, against about 20% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Minneriya National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 340 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sri Lanka Bronze Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sri Lanka Bronze Skink sightings, Minneriya National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sri Lanka Bronze Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Minneriya National Park (58 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
