Dravidoseps pruthi

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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 pruthi

Name

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Dravidoseps pruthi (Sharma, 1977)

  • Holotype: ZSI 22393, unsexed adult, collected by Dr. H.S. Pruthi in 1929. [lost fide Das et al. 1998]
  • Neotype: NRC-AA-1291 (AK-R 2222), adult ♀, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 29 May 2022. [designated by Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar (2024: 41)]
  • Type locality: “Chitteri range, lat. 11°50′N, long. 78°25′E, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India [= Sitteri, Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu, India; ~11.833°N, 78.417°E]”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Sitteri Hills (11.90208°N, 78.51800°E; elevation ca. 880 m asl.), Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu State, India” by Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar (2024: 41).

Combinations

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  • Riopa pruthi Sharma, 1977: 41 [original combination]
  • Dravidoseps pruthiAgarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024: 47 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Pruthi's Leaf-litter Skink