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{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Andaman Islands 03959-DeNoiseAI-severe-noise.jpg
| image_caption = Near Shoalbay, [[Andaman Islands]]
| name =
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |last1=Mohapatra |first1=P. |year=2021 |title=''Eutropis tytleri'' |volume=2021 |article-number=e.T172647A1358667 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172647A1358667.en |access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref>
| genus = Eutropis
| species = tytleri
| authority = ([[William Theobald|Theobald]], 1868)<ref>[[William Theobald|Theobald W]] (1868). "Catalogue of Reptiles in the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal". ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta'' '''37''' (2) (extra number 146): 7-88. (''Scincus tytleri'', new species, p. 23).</ref>
| synonyms = *''Scincus tytleri'' <br />{{small|Theobald, 1868}}
*''Mabuia tytleri'' <br />{{small|— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1887}}
*''Mabuya tytleri'' <br />{{small|— [[Malcolm Arthur Smith|M.A. Smith]], 1935}}
*''Eutropis tytleri'' <br />{{small|— [[species:Patrick Mausfeld|Mausfeld]] & [[:fr:Andreas Schmitz|Schmitz]], 2003}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="RDB"/>
}}

'''''Eutropis tytleri''''' (common name: '''Tytler's mabuya''') is a [[species]] of [[skink]], a lizard in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is [[endemic]] to the [[Andaman Islands]], [[India]].

==Etymology and Taxonomy==
''E. tytleri'' is named after British naturalist [[Robert Christopher Tytler]],<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Mabuya tytleri'', p. 269).</ref> who probably collected the [[Type (biology)|type]].<ref name="RDB">{{NRDB species|genus=Eutropis|species=tytleri|access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> It was [[description (biology)|described]] by the British [[naturalist]] [[William Theobald]] in 1868, who was employed by the [[Geological Survey of India]] at the time.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}}

==Habitat==
The preferred natural [[habitat]] of ''E. tytleri'' is [[forest]]s, at altitudes from sea level to {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/> It can be found in native broadleaf forests, agricultural fields, coconut plantations, and around human dwellings and gardens.<ref name = iucn/>

==Description==
A large species of skink, ''E. tytleri'' may attain a [[Snout-vent length|snout-to-vent length]] (SVL) of {{convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The tail is long, from 1.5 to 2.2 times SVL. [[Dorsum (anatomy)|Dorsally]], it is bronzish brown. Ventrally, it is light yellow.<ref name=C&A>[[species:S.R. Chandramouli|Chandramouli SR]], [[species:A.A. Thasun Amarasinghe|Amarasinghe AAT]] (2020). "On two poorly known, insular skinks, ''Eutropis tytleri'' (Theobald, 1868) and ''E. andamanensis'' ([[Malcolm Arthur Smith|Smith]], 1935) (Reptilia: Scincidae), endemic to the Andaman Islands, India". ''Taprobanica'' '''9''' (1): 31–38.</ref> ''E. tytleri'' is thought to be the largest extant skink species native to the Indian subcontinent.<ref name=":0" />

==Behavior==
''E. tytleri'' is [[crepuscular]]. It has been observed climbing tree trunks to a height of {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and is also active on the ground.<ref name=C&A/>

==Diet==
''E. tytleri'' [[Predation|preys]] upon insects, frogs, and small reptiles.<ref name=C&A/>

==Reproduction==
The [[Modes of reproduction|mode of reproduction]] of ''E. tytleri'' is unknown.<ref name=RDB/><ref name=":0">[[species:Indraneil Das|Das I]] (2002).</ref>

==Relationship with humans==
While the forests to which ''E. tytleri'' lives appear to be shrinking as human use of its habitat increases, this species population does not appear to be in decline.<ref name = iucn/> ''E. tytleri'' appears able to adapt to new, human-created habitats and is known to inhabit many human-used spaces.<ref name =iucn/> Furthermore, this skink is not known to be utilized by people and does not appear to be under any specific threat.<ref name = iucn/>

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==References==
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==Further reading==
*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (''Mabuia tytleri'', p. 187).
*Boulenger GA (1890). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' London; Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (''Mabuia tytleri'', pp. 191–192).
*[[:fr:Indraneil Das|Das I]] (2002). ''A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India''. Sanibel Island Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. {{ISBN|0-88359-056-5}}. (''Mabuya tytleri'', p. 112).
*[[Malcolm Arthur Smith|Smith MA]] (1935). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (''Mabuya tytleri'', p. 270).

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[[Category:Eutropis]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:Endemic reptiles of India]]
[[Category:Taxa named by William Theobald]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1868]]

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