Dasia nicobarensis
| Dasia nicobarensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Dasia |
| Species: | D. nicobarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasia nicobarensis Biswas & Sanyal, 1977 | |
Dasia nicobarensis is a species of arboreal skink found in the Nicobar Islands of India.
Distribution
Types: ZSI 23211 (holotype), "Coconut grove, about 2 km S.W. of Teetop Guest House, Car Nicobar" (09°10′N; 92°47′E, in the Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, India); ZSI 23212 (paratype), "Circuit House, Malacea (= Malacca), Car Nicobar" (in the Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, India).
References
- Biswas, S. & D. P. SAanyal 1977 A new species of skink of the genus Dasia Gray 1889 from Car Nicobar Isl. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74:133-136.
- Das, I. 1999 Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Ota,H. (ed) Tropical Island herpetofauna.., Elsevier, pp. 43–77
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