Eutropis macularia(Blyth, 1853) Bronze Grass Skink	Diagnostic characters:
	Body cylindrical, dorsal scales with 5-8 keels, ventral scales smooth; 28-30 scales round the body. Deep-brown, olive or bronze-brown in colour; a pair of light or yellow dorso lateral bands starts from above the eye till the base of the tail; sometimes with black spots on the base of the tail. Breeding males have orange colour on the lateral side of the body.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Diurnal; terrestrial; mostly seen on forest floor, dry forest, rain forest near human dwellings; under leaf litter, rock boulders.
	Diet:
	Insects, caterpillars, crickets and beetles
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972- None.
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Abundant. No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Throughout. Elsewhere in India: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Utter Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam. Elsewhere outside: Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Malay Peninsula