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First Photographic Record of Reeve’s Ground Skink (Scincella reevesii Gray, 1838) (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) from India


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This is the first record of the Reeve's Ground Skink (Scincell reevesi) from India with a photographic record from Tripura State. Diagnostic features and colour of the specimen added for recognition.

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Diagnostic Features, First Record, Reeve's Ground Skink, Tripura.
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  • First Photographic Record of Reeve’s Ground Skink (Scincella reevesii Gray, 1838) (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) from India

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Authors

Kaushik Deuti
Herpetology Division, FPS Building, Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India
Probhat Bag
Herpetology Division, FPS Building, Zoological Survey of India, 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India

Abstract


This is the first record of the Reeve's Ground Skink (Scincell reevesi) from India with a photographic record from Tripura State. Diagnostic features and colour of the specimen added for recognition.

Keywords


Diagnostic Features, First Record, Reeve's Ground Skink, Tripura.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv120%2Fi1%2F2020%2F120542