Dravidoseps tamilnaduensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Tamil Nadu leaf-litter skink |
Synonym | Dravidoseps tamilnaduensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024: 71 Lygosoma pruthi – GANESH & AENGALS 2018 Subdoluseps pruthi – GANESH et al. 2021 |
Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: near Kambur, Pachaimalai Hills (11.31677°N, 78.60183°E; elevation ca. 850 m asl.), Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu State, India. |
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Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-8286 (AK-R 2396), adult female, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 22th September 2022. Paratypes (n = 11). ZSI-R-28691 (AK-R 2397), sub- adult, same details as holotype; NRC-AA-8287 (AK 739), adult male, same locality as holotype except col- lected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar, Tejas Thackeray and team on 29th May 2019; NRC-AA-8288 (AK 740), BNHS 2857 (AK 741), adult females, BNHS 2858 (AK 742), subadult, from near Pachaimalai Eco Tourism Centre, Pachaimalai Hills (11.31588°N, 78.58103°E; elevation ca. 780 m asl.), collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swap- nil Pawar, Tejas Thackeray and team on 29th May 2019; BNHS 2859 (AK 743), adult female, ZSI-R-28621 (AK 745), adult male, BNHS 2860 (AK 744), subadult, from Pachaimalai Ghat road, Pachaimalai Hills (11.30229°N, 78.57332°E; elevation ca. 600 m asl.), collected by Ak- shay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar, Tejas Thackeray and team on 29th May 2019; ZSI-R-28692 (AK-R 2724), ZSI-R-28693 (AK-R 2725), adult males, from Selur Reserve Forest, Kolli Hills (11.19463°N, 78.37537°E; elevation ca. 400 m asl.), Namakkal Dis- trict, Tamil Nadu State, India, same collectors as holo- type, collected on 12th October 2022; ZSI-R-28695 (AK- R 2734), adult female, from near Madu Falls, Yercaud (11.73881°N, 78.24985°E; elevation ca. 410 m asl.), Sa- lem District, Tamil Nadu State, India, same collectors as holotype, collected on 13th October 2022. |
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