Dravidoseps jawadhuensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024
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Dravidoseps jawadhuensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Jawadhu leaf-litter skink |
| Synonym | Dravidoseps jawadhuensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024: 59 Lygosoma cf. pruthi – GANESH & ARUMUGAM (2016) Lygosoma pruthi – GANESH & AENGALS 2018 Subdoluseps pruthi – GANESH et al. 2021 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: near Beeman falls (12.60174°N, 78.84590°E; elevation ca. 450 m asl.), Jawadhu Hills, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu State, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-8274 (CES 09/930), adult male, collected by Ishan Agarwal and team on 12th July 2009. Paratype. BNHS 2569 (AK 850), subadult, from Beeman falls car parking (12.60513°N, 78.86947°E; elevation ca. 580 m asl.), same data as holotype except collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar, Tejas Thackeray and team on 4th June 2019. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium-sized skink snout to vent length up to 47 mm (n = 2). Seven supralabials and six infralabials up to angle of mouth; fifth supralabial elongate and below eye; two post-supralabials; seven or eight supraciliaries; one or two elongated nuchals on either side, in contact with each other behind parietal; 65 or 66 scales in paravertebral rows; 30–32 scales around mid-body; 66–68 ventral scales; 12 or 13 enlarged precloacal scales; scales on lateral sides of tail base smooth, 22 or 23 scales around the tail. Subdigital lamellae unpaired, smooth on manus and smooth to weakly keeled on pes; six or seven lamellae under digit I of manus and five or six under digit I of pes; 11 lamellae under digit IV of manus and, 16 or 17 under digit IV of pes. Dorsum dark brown with black markings; thick black stripe from rostrum to tail speckled with light spots; males with yellow on lower parts of forebody and flanks; supralabials with white streak; venter glossy off-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 1676 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Jawadhu Hills in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu State, the type and currently only known locality for the new species. |
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