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Dasia nicobarensis BISWAS & SANYAL, 1977

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesG: Nikobaren-Baumskink
E: Nicobar Tree Skink, Nicobar Dasia 
SynonymDasia nicobariensis BISWAS & SANYAL 1977: 133
Dasia nicobarensis — DAS 1996: 46 
DistributionIndia: 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).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: 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) 
DiagnosisUnfortunately 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 4595 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentReported from (but not listed by DAS 1999 for) the Andaman Islands. 
References
  • Biswas, S. & D. P. SANYAL 1977. A new species of skink of the genus Dasia GRAY 1889 from Car Nicobar Isl. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74:133-136. - get paper here
  • Das, I. 1999. Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Ota,H. (ed) Tropical Island herpetofauna..., Elsevier, pp. 43-77
  • Das, Indraneil & Abhijit Das 2017. A Naturalist’s Guide to the Reptiles of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd., Oxford, 176 pp.
  • HARIKRISHNAN, S.; KARTHIKEYAN VASUDEVAN, ANSLEM DE SILVA, V. DEEPAK, NILADRI BHUSAN KAR, ROHIT NANIWADEKAR, ALBERT LALREMRUATA, K. REBEKAH PRASOONA & RAMESH K AGGARWAL 2012. Phylogeography of Dasia Gray, 1830 (Reptilia: Scincidae), with the description of a new species from southern India. Zootaxa 3233: 37–51
  • Rangasamy, V.; C. Sivaperuman, G. Gokulakrishnan, and P. Parthipan 2018. Herpetofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. in: C. Sivaperuman, K. Venkataraman (eds.), Indian Hotspots, Springer, pp: 37-56 - get paper here
  • Venugopal, P.D. 2010. An updated and annotated list of Indian lizards (Reptilia: Sauria) based on a review of distribution records and checklists of Indian reptiles. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2 (3): 725-738. - get paper here
 
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