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Lygosoma pruthi

(Lygosoma pruthi)

Description

Lygosoma pruthi or Pruthi's skink is a species of diurnal, terrestrial, insectivorous, skink endemic to the southern part of Eastern Ghats in South India. The species was first described based on 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 / published about this species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Lygosoma
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