Dravidoseps is a genus of
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 liz ...
, found in
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 ...
. They were all previously found in the genera ''
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 ''Lygos ...
'' & ''
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
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 & Khand ...
''
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
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 & Khande ...
''
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 tamilnaduensis''
Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2024
References
Lizard genera
Reptiles described in 2024
Lygosominae
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