ink , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁l izard ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Sc inc idae . ▁It ▁inhab its ▁mang ro ves , ▁back - be ach ▁veget ation ▁and ▁rock y ▁sh or elines . ▁It ▁is ▁semi - aqu atic ▁and ▁for ages ▁in ▁tid al ▁po ols . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁species ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁from ▁the ▁similar ▁many - lined ▁sun ▁sk ink ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁ke e led ▁scales ▁on ▁the ▁d ors al ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁Mang ro ve ▁Sk ink . ▁ ▁Its ▁colour ▁is ▁grey ▁or ▁brown - gre y , ▁fle ck ed ▁with ▁black . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁faint ▁black ▁band ▁along ▁each ▁side . ▁The ▁thro at ▁is ▁often ▁bl u ish , ▁and ▁the ▁bel ly ▁green ish ▁or ▁yellow ▁to ▁orange . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁E . ▁at roc ost ata ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁Ry uky u ▁Islands , ▁Taiwan , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Indones ia , ▁Malays ia , ▁Vietnam , ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands , ▁Van u atu ▁and ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Dum ér il ▁& ▁Bib ron , ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁: ▁Er p ét ologie ▁Gén éra le ▁ou ▁Histoire ▁Nature lle ▁Com pl ète ▁des ▁Re pt iles . ▁, ▁R oret / F ain ▁et ▁Th un ot , ▁Paris , ▁ ▁( full ▁text ). ▁ ▁Less on , ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁: ▁Description ▁de ▁quelques