Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024
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Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: SMTR leaf-litter skink |
| Synonym | Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024: 66 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: near Ayyanar Kovil Falls (9.51294°N, 77.45183°E; elevation ca. 340 m asl.), Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR), Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu State, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-8279 (AK-R 1344), adult male, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 16th April 2022. Paratypes (n = 19). NRC-AA-8280 (AK-R 1343), NRC-AA-8281 (AK-R 1345), adult females, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8283 (AK-R 1347), adult male, NRC-AA-8282 (AK-R 1346), NRC-AA-8284 (AK-R 1348), adult females, from near Sri Sastha Kovil, Settur Reserve Forest (9.40362°N, 77.37211°E; elevation ca. 340 m asl.), and NRC-AA-8285 (AK-R 1349), adult female, (9.47178°N, 77.42983°E; elevation ca. 300 m asl.), Madurai District, same collectors as holotype except collected on 17th April 2022; BNHS 2832 (AK-R 1434), BNHS 2833 (AK-R 1435), BNHS 2834 (AK-R 1436), adult females, (9.58131°N, 77.55227°E; elevation ca. 960 m asl.), and BNHS 2835 (AK-R 1455), adult female, from Shenbagathoppu (9.55173°N, 77.55445°E; elevation ca. 200 m asl.), Virudhunagar District, same collectors as holotype except collected on 20th April 2022; BNHS 2836 (AK-R 1489), BNHS 2837 (AK-R 1490), BNHS 2838 (AK-R 1491), adult females, from near Atthi Kovil (9.59990°N, 77.53374°E; elevation ca. 200 m asl.), VirudhunagarDistrict,samecollectorsasholotypeexcept collected on 25th April 2022; BNHS 2839 (AK-R 1492), ZSI-R-28616 (AK-R 1493), ZSI-R-28617 (AK-R 1516), adult females, from near Sathuragiri Falls (9.70927°N, 77.63074°E; elevation ca. 240 m asl.), Madurai District, same collectors as holotype except collected on 26th April 2022; ZSI-R-28618 (AK-R 1716), from near Chinnasurli Falls, Megamalai (9.70961°N, 77.42213°E; elevation ca. 610 m asl.), Theni District, same collectors as holotype except collected on 4th May 2022; ZSI-R-28619 (AK-R 1761), ZSI-R-28620 (AK-R 1762), subadults, from near Megamalai Viewpoint (9.72559°N, 77.41983°E; elevations ca. 1000 m asl.), Theni District, same collectors as holotype except collected on 8th May 2022; all from SMTR, Tamil Nadu State, India. Referred material (n = 1). AK-R-1717, same collection data as ZSI-R-28618 (AK-R 1716). |
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