Biology:Dravidoseps

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Dravidoseps is a genus of skinks, found in Southern India. They were all previously found in the genera Subdoluseps & Riopa.[1][2]

Species

The genus is made up of the following species:

  • Dravidoseps gingeeensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024
  • Dravidoseps goaensis[clarification needed] (Sharma, 1976) - Goan supple skink
  • Dravidoseps jawadhuensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024
  • Dravidoseps kalakadensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024
  • Dravidoseps nilgiriensis[clarification needed] Ganesh, Srikanthan, Ghosh, Adhikari, Kumar & Datta-Roy, 2021 - Nilgiri gracile skink
  • Dravidoseps pruthi[clarification needed] (Sharma, 1976) - Pruthi's supple skink
  • Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024
  • Dravidoseps tamilnaduensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024

References

  1. Agarwal, Ishan; Thackeray, Tejas; Khandekar, Akshay (2024). "A non-adaptive radiation of viviparous skinks from the seasonal tropics of India: Systematics of Subdoluseps (Squamata: Scincidae), with description of a new genus and five cryptic new species". Vertebrate Zoology 74: 23–83. doi:10.3897/vz.74.e110674. 
  2. "Researches discover 5 new species of reptiles that give birth to their young ones". https://www.deccanherald.com/science/researches-discover-5-new-species-of-reptiles-that-give-birth-to-their-young-ones-2858121. 

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