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). 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 9979 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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