Journal of Threatened Taxa (Apr 2010)

Distribution of <i>Lygosoma guentheri</i> (Peter, 1879) (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Andhra Pradesh, India

  • S.M.M. Javed,
  • M. Seetharamaraju,
  • K.T. Rao,
  • F. Tampal,
  • C. Srinivasulu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2092.837-40
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 837 – 840

Abstract

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Lygosoma guentheri (Peter, 1879), hitherto a Western Ghats endemic species, has been recently recorded from the central Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh based on a specimen collected in the Nallamalai Hills in 2003. Our herpetological surveys in Andhra Pradesh reveal the presence of Lygosoma guentheri (Peter, 1879) in a few more localities other than the Nallamalai Hills. This paper deals with the distribution and status of Lygosoma guentheri (Peter, 1879) in Andhra Pradesh based on recent sightings and collections.