Bibron's Skink

Bibron's skink, also called Bibron's mabuya or the seashore skink, is native to India and Sri Lanka and named for the French herpetologist Gabriel Bibron. The head is somewhat flattened, the lower eyelid has a transparent disc, and the dorsal and flank scales have five to seven sharp keels. The back is olive brown with a dark-edged light stripe along the spine and a dark stripe from the eye to the base of the tail (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a fossorial, typically coastal lowland species, seen burrowing in low vegetation on sand dunes, with unconfirmed records from inland as high as 490 m. The mode of reproduction is unknown. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).