Dasia nicobarensis BISWAS & SANYAL, 1977
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | G: Nikobaren-Baumskink E: Nicobar Tree Skink, Nicobar Dasia |
Synonym | Dasia nicobariensis BISWAS & SANYAL 1977 Dasia nicobarensis — DAS 1996: 46 |
Distribution | India: Nicobar Islands Type locality: ‘Coconut grove, about 2 km S.W. of Teetop Guest House, Car Nicobar’ (in the Bay of Bengal, India); ‘Circuit House, Malacea (= Malacca), Car Nicobar’ (in the Bay of Bengal, India). |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZSI 23211, "Coconut grove, about 2 km S.W. of Teetop Guest House, Car Nicobar" (09º 10'N; 92º 47'E, in the Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, India); ZSI 23212 (paratype), "Circuit House, Malacea (= Malacca), Car Nicobar" (in the Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, India); ZSI 23212 (paratype) |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Reported from (but not listed by DAS 1999 for) the Andaman Islands. |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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