Dasia nicobarensis, the Nicobar tree skink or Nicobar dasia, is a species of arboreal skink found in the Nicobar Islands of India.[3]
| Dasia nicobarensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Dasia |
| Species: | D. nicobarensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasia nicobarensis Biswas & Sanyal, 1977[2]
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Dasia nicobariensis | |
Distribution edit
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).[2][3]
Dasia nicobarensis is known from the Nicobar Islands. Its presence in the Andaman Islands is uncertain.[3]
Description edit
The type series consists of two specimens of unspecified sex measuring 96–98 mm (3.8–3.9 in) in snout–vent length.[2]
References edit
- ^ Mohapatra, P.; Achyuthan, N.S. (2021). "Dasia nicobarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T202874A2757507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202874A2757507.en.
- ^ a b c Biswas, S. & Sanyal, D. P. (1977). "A new species of skink of the genus Dasia Gray 1889 from Car Nicobar Islands, India". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 74: 133–136.
- ^ a b c d Dasia nicobarensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 August 2020.
- 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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