Dravidoseps nilgiriensis GANESH, SRIKANTHAN, GHOSH, ADHIKARI, KUMAR, & DATTA-ROY, 2021
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Dravidoseps nilgiriensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Nilgiri gracile skink |
| Synonym | Subdoluseps nilgiriensis GANESH, SRIKANTHAN, GHOSH, ADHIKARI, KUMAR, & DATTA-ROY 2021: 51 Dravidoseps nilgiriensis — AGARWAL et al. 2024: 51 |
| Distribution | India (W Tamil Nadu) Type locality: Anaikatti hills, Coimbatore, Western Ghats, peninsular India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. BNHS 2642 Collected in September 2019 by AG, SRG & NSA on private land (11.110 ̊N, 76.769 ̊E 600 m asl), Anaikatti hills, Coimbatore, Western Ghats, peninsular India. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Subdoluseps inhabiting the dry leeward hills and slopes of the Nilgiri hills (Mulli and Anaikatty hills) and differing from its sister species Subdoluseps pruthi as follows: 28–29 mid body scale rows (versus 32–34 in S. pruthi); 66–69 paravertebral count (versus 50–62 in S. pruthi). (Ganesh et al. 2021) 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 6934 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: S. pruthi. |
| Etymology | Toponym, named after its type locality in the Nilgiris, one of the prominent massifs in the Western Ghats. |
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