Dravidoseps gingeeensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024
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Dravidoseps gingeeensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gingee leaf-litter skink |
| Synonym | Dravidoseps gingeeensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024: 55 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: Pakkamalai Reserve Forest (12.17224°N, 79.31907°E; elevation ca. 400 m asl.), Gingee Hills, Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu State, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-8273 (AK-R 147), adult female, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Swapnil Pawar and team, on 3rd April 2021. Paratype. BNHS 2568 (AK-R 192), adult female, from near Arulmigu Sri Pachaiamman Temple, Vedal (12.37095°N, 79.47239°E; elevation ca. 140 m asl.), Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu State, India, same data as holotype except collected on 4th April 2021. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium-sized skink snout to vent length up to 57 mm (n = 2). Seven supralabials and six or seven infralabials up to angle of mouth; fifth supralabial elongate and below eye; two post-supralabials; eight supraciliaries; a single slightly elongated nuchal on either side, separated by three scales behind parietal; 66 or 67 scales in paravertebral rows; 30–32 scales around mid-body; 67 ventral scales; 12 enlarged precloacal scales; scales on lateral sides of tail base smooth, 21 scales around the tail. Subdigital lamellae unpaired, smooth on manus and smooth to weakly keeled on pes; five or six lamellae under digit I of manus and six under digit I of pes; 11 or 12 lamellae under digit IV of manus and, 17 under digit IV of pes. Dorsum light brown with black markings; thick black stripe from rostrum to tail speckled with light spots; supralabials with white streak; venter glossy grey-white with some 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 1050 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Gingee Hills in Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu State, the type locality of the new species. |
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