Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Lygosominae
Genus: Dravidoseps
Species: Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis

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Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024: 66

  • Holotype: NRC-AA-8279 (AK-R 1344), adult ♂, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 16 April 2022.
  • Type locality: “near Ayyanar Kovil Falls (9.51294°N, 77.45183°E; elevation ca. 340 m asl.), Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR), Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu State, India”.

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Vernacular names

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English: SMTR Leaf-litter Skink