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 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) Additional details (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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