Eutropis dattaroyi AMARASINGHE, CHANDRAMOULI, DEUTI, CAMPBELL, HENKANATHTHEGEDARA & KARUNARATHNA, 2020
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Eutropis dattaroyi
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Eutropis dattaroyi AMARASINGHE, CHANDRAMOULI, DEUTI, CAMPBELL, HENKANATHTHEGEDARA & KARUNARATHNA 2020 Mabuya rudis — BISWAS & SANYAL 1980 (part.) Mabuya rudis — BISWAS 1984 (part.) Mabuya rudis — DAS 1994 (part.) Mabuya rudis — DAS 1999 (part.) Mabuya rudis — VIJAYAKUMAR 2005 (part.) |
| Distribution | India (Great Nicobar Island) Type locality: Joginder Nagar (24 km post of S.N.S. Road), South of Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ZSI 25118, Adult male, SVL 123.1 mm, collected by Dr. K.K. Tiwari (during Andaman & Nicobar Survey – 1977) on 29 March 1977. Paratype (n=1): ZSI 23483, Adult male, SVL 99.3 mm, other details are the same as holotype. See Table 2 for morphometric and meristic characters, other morphological characters is same as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: E. dattaroyi sp. nov. is diagnosed by the following combination of morphological characters: moderate body size (SVL 99.3–123.1 mm); tricarinate dorsal scales; scaly lower eyelid; 52–53 paravertebrals; 65–70 ventrals; 20–21 subdigital lamellae under toe IV; 36–38 midbody scale rows; temporals smooth; scales on dorsal surface of the thigh keeled; only the supraocular II in contact with the frontal and the absence of dark lateral or longitudinal bands along the body (Table 3, Amarasinghe et al. 2020). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is an eponym latinised as a noun in the genitive singular, honouring Dr. Aniruddha Datta-Roy for his remarkable contributions to the field of herpetology, especially on skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) of the Indian subcontinent. Aniruddha Datta-Roy is an Indian herpetologist, and the sectional editor for skinks of the journal Zootaxa. |
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