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First Record of Allapalli Forest Skink, Eutropis allapallensis (Schmidt, 1926) from West Bengal State, India


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The distribution range of the Allapalli Forest Skink (Eutropis allapallensis) which was previously known from Peninsular and Central India up to Odisha is being extended herein to West Bengal on the basis of an specimen present in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India at Kolkata. The diagnostic characters and scale counts of the specimen are being given for clear identification of the species.

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Allapalli Forest Skink, New Record, West Bengal, Diagnostic Features.
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  • First Record of Allapalli Forest Skink, Eutropis allapallensis (Schmidt, 1926) from West Bengal State, India

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Authors

Probhat Bag
Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, Fps Building, Indian Museum Complex, 27 Jl Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India
Sujoy Raha
Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, Fps Building, Indian Museum Complex, 27 Jl Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India
Kaushik Deuti
Zoological Survey of India, Herpetology Division, Fps Building, Indian Museum Complex, 27 Jl Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The distribution range of the Allapalli Forest Skink (Eutropis allapallensis) which was previously known from Peninsular and Central India up to Odisha is being extended herein to West Bengal on the basis of an specimen present in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India at Kolkata. The diagnostic characters and scale counts of the specimen are being given for clear identification of the species.

Keywords


Allapalli Forest Skink, New Record, West Bengal, Diagnostic Features.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv120%2Fi1%2F2020%2F128510