Dravidoseps tamilnaduensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024
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Dravidoseps tamilnaduensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tamil Nadu leaf-litter skink |
| Synonym | Dravidoseps tamilnaduensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024: 71 Lygosoma pruthi – GANESH & AENGALS 2018 Subdoluseps pruthi – GANESH et al. 2021 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: near Kambur, Pachaimalai Hills (11.31677°N, 78.60183°E; elevation ca. 850 m asl.), Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu State, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-8286 (AK-R 2396), adult female, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 22th September 2022. Paratypes (n = 11). ZSI-R-28691 (AK-R 2397), sub- adult, same details as holotype; NRC-AA-8287 (AK 739), adult male, same locality as holotype except col- lected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar, Tejas Thackeray and team on 29th May 2019; NRC-AA-8288 (AK 740), BNHS 2857 (AK 741), adult females, BNHS 2858 (AK 742), subadult, from near Pachaimalai Eco Tourism Centre, Pachaimalai Hills (11.31588°N, 78.58103°E; elevation ca. 780 m asl.), collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swap- nil Pawar, Tejas Thackeray and team on 29th May 2019; BNHS 2859 (AK 743), adult female, ZSI-R-28621 (AK 745), adult male, BNHS 2860 (AK 744), subadult, from Pachaimalai Ghat road, Pachaimalai Hills (11.30229°N, 78.57332°E; elevation ca. 600 m asl.), collected by Ak- shay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar, Tejas Thackeray and team on 29th May 2019; ZSI-R-28692 (AK-R 2724), ZSI-R-28693 (AK-R 2725), adult males, from Selur Reserve Forest, Kolli Hills (11.19463°N, 78.37537°E; elevation ca. 400 m asl.), Namakkal Dis- trict, Tamil Nadu State, India, same collectors as holo- type, collected on 12th October 2022; ZSI-R-28695 (AK- R 2734), adult female, from near Madu Falls, Yercaud (11.73881°N, 78.24985°E; elevation ca. 410 m asl.), Sa- lem District, Tamil Nadu State, India, same collectors as holotype, collected on 13th October 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium-sized skink snout to vent length up to 56 mm (n = 12). Seven supralabials and six (rarely seven, n = 1/12) 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 median contact behind parietal (rarely separated a single scale, n = 1/12); 66–70 scales in paravertebral rows; 28–30 scales around mid-body; 64– 71 ventral scales; 10 enlarged precloacal scales; scales on lateral sides of tail base smooth, 20 or 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 pes (rarely seven on manus n = 1/12); 9–11 lamellae under digit IV of manus; and 12–15 under digit IV of pes (rarely 16, n = 1/12). Dorsum dark bronze-brown with black markings; thick black stripe from rostrum to tail speckled with light spots; supralabi als with white streak; males with yellow on lower parts of forebody and flanks; venter glossy white with numerous dark reticulations. (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 2400 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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