On the poorly-known White-spotted Skink Lygosoma albopunctatum (Gray, 1846) (Reptilia: Scincidae) with further topotypical records and notes on the type locality

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Published: Sep 26, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3376.9.9.10662-10668
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Distribution, lizard, morphology, scalation, southern India, type locality.

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S. R. Ganesh
Chennai Snake Park, Rajbhavan Post, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600022, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1947-8093

Abstract

The White-spotted Skink Lygosoma albopunctatum, a rarely recorded lizard, has been re-sighted from its type locality: Madras in the Coromandel Coastal Plains.  Morphological details and field notes on the findings are elaborated.  Since many past surveys in and around Madras, and in southern India generally, did not record this species, lack of consensus about its existence in southern India had developed, leading to published misconceptions about its distribution.  These are highlighted and corrected herein.  The species is also illustrated in life based on topotypical examples. 

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Vol. 9 No. 9 (2017)
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S. R. Ganesh, Chennai Snake Park, Rajbhavan Post, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600022, India

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