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) Additional details (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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