The rediscovery of Rurk’s Cat Skink Ristella rurkii Gray, 1839 (Reptilia: Ristellidae) with remarks on distribution and natural history
The description of Rurk’s Cat Skink Ristella rurkii is expanded herein based on recent field sightings and a voucher specimen. Three individuals comprising an adult male, an adult female, and a juvenile were encountered in Kodaikanal, Palni Hills of the southern Western Ghats. Morphological and ec...
Main Author: | Sumaithangi Rajagopalan Ganesh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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Online Access: | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3946 |
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