Dravidoseps goaensis SHARMA, 1976
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Dravidoseps goaensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Goan supple skink, Goan leaf-litter skink |
| Synonym | Riopa goaensis SHARMA 1976: 157 Lygosoma goaensis — DAS 1996: 46 Riopa goaensis — FREITAS et al. 2019 Dravidoseps goaensis — AGARWAL et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | India (Goa) Type locality: Goa, ca. 5 km NE of Foret Rest House, Molem. Neotype locality: vicinity of Hotel Whistling Woods (15.96006°N, 73.99736°E; elevation ca. 720 m asl.), Amboli, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra State, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Neotype. BNHS 2567 (AK 1345), adult female, collected by Akshay Khandekar on 18th February 2021, designated by Agarwal et al. 2024. The holotype: ZSI 22032, appears to be lost (fide Agarwal et al. 2024). Additional material (n = 6). ZSI-R-28612 (AK-R 847), adult male same data as neotype except collected on 3rd January 2022; NRC-AA-1303 (AK 1052), subadult, from near Ugwai temple (16.37237°N, 73.86344°E; elevation ca. 650 m asl.), Dajipur; NRC-AA-1304 (AK 1192), subadult, from Talaye (16.65794°N, 73.91782°E; elevation ca. 600 m asl.); NRC-AA-1305 (AK 1300), adult male, from near Pandivare (16.36671°N, 74.09036°E; elevation ca. 820 m asl.); and BNHS 2566 (AK 1303), adult female, from near Kapurkada Falls, Washi (16.72807°N, 73.87645°E; elevation ca. 700 m asl.); all in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra State, India, same collectors as neotype, collected March–July 2019. NRC-AA-1302 (AK-R 2808), subadult, from Ustam (15.55983°N, 74.18788°E; elevation ca. 150 m asl.), South Goa District, Goa State, India, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Satpal Gangalmale, and Swapnil Pawar on 20 June 2023. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium-sized skink snout to vent length up to 56 mm (n = 7). Six or seven supralabials and six (rarely seven, n = 1/7) infralabials up to angle of mouth; fifth supralabial elongate and below eye (rarely fifth on one side, n = 2/7); one or two post-supralabials; seven supraciliaries (rarely six on one side, n = 1/7); a single slightly elongated nuchal on either side (rarely two on one side n = 1/7), in contact with each other behind parietal or separated by one or two scales; 62–67 scales in paravertebral rows; 28–30 scales around mid-body; 64–66 ventral scales (rarely 73, n = 1/7); eight enlarged precloacal scales (rarely 10, n = 1/7); scales on lateral sides of tail base smooth, 18 or 19 scales around the tail. Subdigital lamellae unpaired, smooth; five or six lamellae under digit I of manus and pes (rarely four on one side on manus, n = 1/7); 10 or 11 lamellae under digit IV of manus; and 13–15 under digit IV of pes (rarely 12 on one side, n = 1/7). Dorsum coconut brown; thick stripe from rostrum to tail speckled with light spots; supralabials with white streak; males with yellow on lower parts of forebody and flanks; venter glossy grey-white with darker markings. (Agarwal et al. 2024). |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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