The preferred natural habitatofE. tytleriisforests, at altitudes from sea level to 150 m (490 ft).[1] It can be found in native broadleaf forests, agricultural fields, coconut plantations, and around human dwellings and gardens.[1]
A large species of skink, E. tytleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15 cm (5.9 in). The tail is long, from 1.5 to 2.2 times SVL. Dorsally, it is bronzish brown. Ventrally, it is light yellow.[5]E. tytleri is thought to be the largest extant skink species native to the Indian subcontinent.[6]
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.[1]E. tytleri appears able to adapt to new, human-created habitats and is known to inhabit many human-used spaces.[1] Furthermore, this skink is not known to be utilized by people and does not appear to be under any specific threat.[1]
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^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mabuya tytleri, p. 269).
^ abcChandramouli SR, Amarasinghe AAT (2020). "On two poorly known, insular skinks, Eutropis tytleri (Theobald, 1868) and E. andamanensis (Smith, 1935) (Reptilia: Scincidae), endemic to the Andaman Islands, India". Taprobanica9 (1): 31–38.
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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).
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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).
