48 sp., see text Eutropis is a genus of skinks belonging to the subfamily Mabuyinae.

They often share their habitat with the related common skinks (Sphenomorphus), but they do not compete significantly as their ecological niches differ.

[2] This genus also contains the only member of the subfamily to occur in Australasia, the many-lined sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata), whose wide range includes New Guinea.

[3] They are mid-sized to largish lizards with cylindrical bodies, tails of medium length, and well-developed arms and legs; the hands and feet have 5 toes each.

Their palatine bones are in contact with the median; the deep sphenopalatine notch separates the pterygoids and extends forwards to between the centre of the eyes.