Sphenomorphus maculatus (Blyth, 1853)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1252

Sphenomorphus maculatus (Blyth, 1853)

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Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, trail at Janki Chora; 24°20.98′N, 091°46.56′E; 15 Jun. 2015; 21:30; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.376 .

Identification. This is a medium-sized skink with bronze dorsum and dark flanks lightly speckled with white. It was distinguished from Scincella Mittleman, 1950 by the shape of the head and from Sphenomorphus indicus (Gray, 1853) by the concave rostral scale ( Kabir et al. 2009; Stephen Mahony pers. comm.).

Taxonomic notes. Khan (2007) listed Scincella reevesii (Gray, 1838) as occurring in LNP, but we agree with Mahony et al. (2009) that this was a misidentification of a specimen of S. maculatus and that S. reevesii and S. indicus are yet to be verified in Bangladesh.

Habitat. This skink could be seen on the ground both day and night in all habitats except for rice paddy. It ap- peared to prefer leaf litter at habitat edges but has also been observed on bare ground and in dense forest.