Drawida thomasi

Drawida thomasi is a species of earthworm found from Kakkadampoyil in Kerala.^[1][2] It belongs to the primitive family, Moniligastridae.^[3] D. thomasi is approximately 5 cm long and bluish in colour.^[4]

Drawida thomasi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Order:	Moniligastrida
Family:	Moniligastridae
Genus:	Drawida
Species:	D. thomasi
Binomial name
Drawida thomasi Narayanan & Julka, 2017

Drawida thomasi is named in honour of A.P. Thomas, director of M.G. University's Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, “for initiating taxonomic studies on earthworms of Kerala.”^[5]