title: Eutropis dawsoni
text: # Eutropis dawsoni
  
  Eutropis dawsoni, also known commonly as Gans's grass skink and Gans's mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, dawsoni, is in honor of F.W. Dawson who was Director of the Trivandrum Museum.
  
  The specific name of the synonym, gansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  E. dawsoni is found in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, southern India.
  
  The type locality of the formerly recognized Eutropis gansi is "2 km NW of Muthalar Road Cross off Sengaltheri–Thalayanai road (towards Moolakasam), Kalakkad Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu State, India".
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of E. dawsoni is forest, at altitudes of 20 m (66 ft) and higher.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  The mode of reproduction of E. dawsoni is unknown.
  
  