Dravidoseps kalakadensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024
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Dravidoseps kalakadensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: KMTR leaf-litter skink |
| Synonym | Dravidoseps kalakadensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024: 62 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: near Wood House, Talayanai road, (8.52200°N, 77.50403°E; elevation ca. 200 m asl.), Kalakadu Reserve Forest, Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu State, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-8275 (AK-R 984), adult male, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team, on 30th March 2022. Paratypes (n = 9). ZSI-R-28614 (AK-R 982), adult male, ZSI-R-28615 (AK-R 983) adult female, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8278 (AK-R 666), adult male, BNHS 2829 (AK-R 667), ZSI-R-28613 (AK-R 981), adult females, from below Sengaltheri (8.52824°N, 77.47968°E; elevation ca. 400 m asl.), collected by Akshay Khandekar, Swapnil Pawar and team on 4th May 2021; NRC-AA-8276 (AK-R 605), adult male, NRC-AA-8277 (AK-R 606), subadult, from Therku Viravallanur Reserve Forest (8.57553°N, 77.53916°E; elevation ca. 400 m asl.) collected by Akshay Khandekar, Swapnil Pawar and team on 5th May 2021; BNHS 2830 (AK-R 700), BNHS 2831 (AK-R 701), adult males from near Kodumudiyaru dam (8.43122°N, 77.52425°E; elevation ca. 400 m asl.), Thirukkurungudi Reserve Forest, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Swapnil Pawar and team on 8th May 2021; all from KMTR, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu State, India. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium-sized skink snout to vent length up to 55.7 mm (n = 10). Six or seven supralabials and six infralabials up to angle of mouth; fourth supralabial elongate and below eye (rarely fifth on both sides, n = 1/10 or and fifth only on one side, n = 3/10); two post-supralabials (rarely single on one side, n = 2/10); seven supraciliaries; one elongated nuchal on either side (rarely two on one side, n = 2/10), in contact with each other behind parietal; 63–66 scales in paravertebral rows; 28 scales around mid-body; 64–71 ventral scales; eight enlarged precloacal scales; scales on lateral sides of tail base smooth, 18 or 19 scales around the tail. Subdigital lamellae unpaired, smooth on manus and smooth to weakly keeled on pes; five lamellae under digit I of manus (rarely four on one of the side, n = 1/10); five or six under digit I of pes; 10 or 11 lamellae under digit IV of manus (rarely nine on one of the side, n = 1/10); and 14–16 under digit IV of pes. Dorsum coconut brown with black markings; thick brown stripe from rostrum to tail speckled with light spots; supralabials with white streak; males with yellow on lower parts of forebody and flanks extending onto belly; venter glossy grey-white without darker markings. (Agarwal et al. 2024) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2540 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after Kalakad in Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu State, the type locality of the new species. |
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