Subdoluseps pruthi

Subdoluseps pruthi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Subdoluseps
Species:
S. pruthi
Binomial name
Subdoluseps pruthi
(Sharma, 1977)
Synonyms[2]
  • Riopa pruthi
    Sharma, 1977
  • Lygosoma pruthi
    — Das, 1996
  • Subdoluseps pruthi
    — Freitas et al., 2019
  • Dravidoseps pruthi
    — Agarwal et al., 2024

Subdoluseps pruthi, known commonly as Pruthi's skink or Pruthi's supple skink, is a species of diurnal, terrestrial, insectivorous, lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the southern part of the Eastern Ghats in South India. The species was first described based on the 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 or has been published about this species.

  1. ^ Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B (2013). "Subdoluseps pruthi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172583A1346440.en. Accessed on 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ Species Subdoluseps pruthi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.