Diagnosis of the genus Eurylepis (Griffith et al. 2000): Elongate, 35 or more presacral vertebrae (convergent with many other scincid groups).

Head somewhat conical, dorsal surface convex in lateral view, parietal bone with clear lateral indentations and supratemporal fontanelle open.

Large medial preanal scales overlie small lateral pair.

Color pattern consists of gray-brown background, with pale, broad dorsolateral stripes, more distinct anteriorly, brown rectangular spots dominating posteriorly.

[1] Eurylepis taeniolata is found in Jordan, the Arabian Peninsula (NW/W Saudi Arabia, southern Yemen), Iraq, northeastern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, western and northern India (Kashmir, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir), and southern Turkmenistan.