Eutropis multifasciata
(Kuhl, 1820)
yoo-TROH-piss — mul-tee-fash-ee-AH-tah
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Native to Southern Asia. It was introduced via cargo during the 1990s and is established in Coconut Grove, Miami-Dade County, Florida (Meshaka, 1999, Florida Scientist 62: 153–157; Smith and Krysko, 2019, Eutropis multifasciata. Pages 403–404 in Krysko et al. (Editors) Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida).
(Krysko, Kenneth and Travis W. Taggart. 2025. Established Exotic Species. Pages 64-87 in Kirsten E. Nicholson (Editor), Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, 9th Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Lawrence, Kansas. 87 pp.)
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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Taxonomic Etymology:
A Southeast Asian skink with numerous stripes.
Eutropis — From Greek eu- (εὖ), “well” or “true,” and tropis (τροπίς), “keel” or “keel-shaped,” referring to the keeled dorsal scales. Implies “well-keeled.”
multifasciata — From Latin multi-, “many,” and fascia, “band” or “stripe.” Refers to the many longitudinal stripes on the back and sides.
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1820
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Kuhl, Heinrich. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie. [Contributions to zoology and comparative anatomy.] Hermannsche Buchhandlung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 152pp.
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1999
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Meshaka, Walter E. Jr. The herpetofauna of The Kampong. Florida Scientist 62:153–157
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