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title: "Rough Mabuya"
description: "Eutropis rudis — Reptiles. Eutropis rudis, commonly known as the rough mabuya or brown mabuya, is a species of skink."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rough-mabuya
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rough Mabuya

> Eutropis rudis — Reptiles. Eutropis rudis, commonly known as the rough mabuya or brown mabuya, is a species of skink.

- Scientific name: *Eutropis rudis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1390
- Wikidata: [Q2714962](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2714962)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38001](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38001)

## Names

- en: Rough Mabuya

## Countries with the most observations

MY (564), ID (188), BN (12)

## Summary

Eutropis rudis, commonly known as the rough mabuya or brown mabuya, is a species of skink. It is found in the Maritime Southeast Asia: Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Java, and Sulawesi), Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), Philippine Islands, Sulu Islands, as well as on the Nicobar islands of India.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutropis_rudis

## Photo

![Rough Mabuya](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rough-mabuya/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321818070

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rough-mabuya?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).