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) Additional details (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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