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Dravidoseps
Dravidoseps is a genus of skinks, found in Southern India. They were all previously found in the genera ''Subdoluseps'' & ''Riopa ''Riopa'' is a genus of skinks. It is easy to tell the species apart from most other skinks by bright red coloring on their sides from which they get their name. They also have a bule that runs down the side of their tail. Diet The riopas are om ...''. Species The genus is made up of the following species: * '' Dravidoseps gingeeensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps goaensis'' (Sharma, 1976) - Goan supple skink * '' Dravidoseps jawadhuensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps kalakadensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps nilgiriensis'' Ganesh, Srikanthan, Ghosh, Adhikari, Kumar & Datta-Roy, 2021 - Nilgiri gracile skink * '' Dravidoseps pruthi'' (Sharma, 1976) - Pruthi's supple skink * '' Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps tamilnadu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dravidoseps Gingeeensis
Dravidoseps is a genus of skinks, found in Southern India. They were all previously found in the genera ''Subdoluseps'' & ''Riopa''. Species The genus is made up of the following species: * '' Dravidoseps gingeeensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps goaensis'' (Sharma, 1976) - Goan supple skink * ''Dravidoseps jawadhuensis Dravidoseps is a genus of skinks, found in Southern India. They were all previously found in the genera ''Subdoluseps'' & ''Riopa ''Riopa'' is a genus of skinks. It is easy to tell the species apart from most other skinks by bright red colorin ...'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps kalakadensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps nilgiriensis'' Ganesh, Srikanthan, Ghosh, Adhikari, Kumar & Datta-Roy, 2021 - Nilgiri gracile skink * '' Dravidoseps pruthi'' (Sharma, 1976) - Pruthi's supple skink * '' Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps tamilnadue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dravidoseps Kalakadensis
Dravidoseps is a genus of skinks, found in Southern India. They were all previously found in the genera ''Subdoluseps'' & ''Riopa''. Species The genus is made up of the following species: * ''Dravidoseps gingeeensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps goaensis'' (Sharma, 1976) - Goan supple skink * ''Dravidoseps jawadhuensis Dravidoseps is a genus of skinks, found in Southern India. They were all previously found in the genera ''Subdoluseps'' & ''Riopa ''Riopa'' is a genus of skinks. It is easy to tell the species apart from most other skinks by bright red colorin ...'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps kalakadensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps nilgiriensis'' Ganesh, Srikanthan, Ghosh, Adhikari, Kumar & Datta-Roy, 2021 - Nilgiri gracile skink * '' Dravidoseps pruthi'' (Sharma, 1976) - Pruthi's supple skink * '' Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024 * '' Dravidoseps tamilnaduen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdoluseps Pruthi
''Subdoluseps pruthi'', known commonly as Pruthi's skink or Pruthi's supple skink, is a species of diurnal, terrestrial, insectivorous, lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the southern part of the Eastern Ghats in South India. The species was first described based on the type specimen from Chitteri hills in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. Further surveys reveal the presence of similar-looking skinks in nearby hill ranges. Though described in 1977, the holotype was collected in 1929, and yet very little is known or has been published about this species. Etymology The specific name, ''pruthi'', is in honor of Indian entomologist Hem Singh Pruthi (1897–1969), who collected the holotype from Chitteri Hills of central Tamil Nadu. Geographic range ''S. pruthi'' is found in the southern part of the Eastern Ghats in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, in South India. This species has been sighted in other ranges of the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu. Further w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinks
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Etymology The word ''skink'', which entered the English language around 1580–1590, comes from classical Greek and Latin , names that referred to various specific lizards. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., '' Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is very distinguished from the body. These lizards also hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern India
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area () and 20% of India's population. It is bound by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south. The geography of the region is diverse, with two mountain ranges, the Western and Eastern Ghats, bordering the plateau heartland. The Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Penna, Tungabhadra and Vaigai rivers are important non-perennial sources of water. Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Kochi are the largest urban areas in the region. The majority of the people in South India speak at least one of the four major Dravidian languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. During its history, a number of dynastic kingdoms ruled ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdoluseps
''Subdoluseps'', also known Common name, commonly as supple skinks and writhing skinks, is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Lygosominae of the Family (biology), family Scincidae. Member species were all previously assigned to the genus ''Lygosoma''. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *''Subdoluseps bowringii'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1864) – Christmas Island grass skink, Bowring's supple skink *''Subdoluseps frontoparietalis'' (Edward Harrison Taylor, Taylor, 1962) – Taylor's writhing skink, pygmy supple skink *''Subdoluseps herberti'' (Malcolm Arthur Smith, M.A. Smith, 1916) – Herbert's supple skink *''Subdoluseps malayana'' species:Larry Lee Grismer, L. Grismer, species:Zaharil Dzukafly, Dzukafly, species:Mohd Abdul Muin, Muin, species:Evan S.H. Quah, Quah, species:Benjamin R. Karin, Karin, species:Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Anuar & species:Elyse S. Freitas, Freitas, 2019 – Malaysian supple skink *''Subdoluseps nil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riopa
''Riopa'' is a genus of skinks. It is easy to tell the species apart from most other skinks by bright red coloring on their sides from which they get their name. They also have a bule that runs down the side of their tail. Diet The riopas are omnivore reptiles, they usually eat insects like crickets or worms, but sometimes, they can eat little pieces of meat (usually little mice) Species The following species are recognized. *'' Riopa albopunctata'' (Gray, 1846) – white-spotted supple skink *'' Riopa anguina'' (Theobald, 1868) *'' Riopa deccanensis'' Bhupathi, Ray, Karuthapandi, Jaiswal, Deepak & Mohapatra, 2025 – Deccan Gracile Skink *'' Riopa goaensis'' (Sharma, 1976) – Goan supple skink *'' Riopa guentheri '' ( W. Peters, 1879) – Günther's supple skink, Günther's writhing skink *'' Riopa lineata'' Gray, 1839 – lined supple skink *'' Riopa lineolata'' ( Stoliczka, 1870) – striped writhing skink *'' Riopa popae'' ( Shreve, 1940) – Pope's writhing skink *'' Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riopa Goaensis
''Riopa goaensis'' is a species of skink found in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... References * Sharma, R. C. 1976 Records of the reptiles of Goa. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 71 (1975): 149–167. Riopa Reptiles described in 1976 Reptiles of India Endemic fauna of India Taxa named by Ramesh Chandra Sharma Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Lygosominae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdoluseps Nilgiriensis
The Nilgiri gracile skink (''Subdoluseps nilgiriensis'') is a species of skink found in Western Ghats ranges in the Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu, South India. Description ''Subdoluseps nilgiriensis'' can be identified by: slender, small-sized body (47–67 mm); sandy brown above, with each scale tipped with black; a thick black lateral band from snout to tail; a distinct white labial streak; dirty white venter, with throat having mild black striations; 28–29 midbody scale rows; 71–74 mid ventral scales; 66–69 paravertebral scales. Etymology This species was named after its type locality - the Nilgiri hills, in the Western Ghats of South India. Discovery ''Subdoluseps nilgiriensis'' was discovered by scientists in the Anaikatti and Mulli hills of the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu, in a farmland surrounded by deciduous forests. First found in 2019, after many months of research it was named and described as new to science, in 2021. Natural history ''Subdoluseps nilgir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
