Sphenomorphus dussumieri

Dussumier's Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus dussumieri) is a species of skink found in the Western Ghats of India.

References

• Annandale,Nelson 1905 Contributions to Oriental Herpetology. Suppl. III. Notes on the Oriental lizards in the Indian Museum, with a list of the species recorded from British India and Ceylon. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 1: 139-151
• Beddome, R. H. 1870 Descriptions of new reptiles from the Madras Presidency. Madras Monthly J. Med. Sci., 2: 169-176 [Reprint.: J. Soc. Bibliogr. Nat. Sci., London, 1 (10): 327-334, 1940]
• Greer A E 1991 Lankascincus, a new genus of scincid lizards from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Herpetology 25 (1) 1991: 59-64
• Smith,M.A. 1937 A review of the genus Lygosoma (ScincidaReptilia) and its allies. Rec. Ind. Mus. 39 (3): 213-234
• Stoliczka,F. 1872 Notes on various new or little-known Indian lizards. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal xli (2): 86-135

Here's a photo of a Red-tailed Skink, taken at JLR Kabini River Lodge, Karnataka, on 150511:

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