Scincella formosensis (VAN DENBURGH, 1912)
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Scincella formosensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Van Denburgh's Ground Skink |
| Synonym | Leiolopisma laterale formosensis VAN DENBURGH 1912: 7 Lygosoma laterale var. formosensis THOMPSON 1912 Lygosoma formosensis THOMPSON 1912 (fide SLEVIN & LEVITON 1956: 542) Scincella formosensis — MITTLEMAN 1952 Lygosoma reevesii formosensis — NAKAMURA & UÉNO 1963 Leiolopisma laterale — LIU YU 1970 Scincella formosensis — GREER 1974: 7 Scincella formosensis — CHEN et al. 2001 Scincella formosensis — SHEA & GREER 2002 Scincella formosensis — LINKEM et al. 2011 Scincella formosensis — KOIZUMI et al. 2014 |
| Distribution | Taiwan (endemic) Type locality: Kanshirei, Formosa [= Taiwan] |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: CAS 25026 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Similar to L. laterale but with fewer (fifty-three to sixty-five) scales in a row on back between parietals and a line joining backs of thighs; scales around middle of body usually twenty-eight, often twenty-six, sometimes thirty; dark lateral band without very definite lower border; limbs usually overlapping when adpressed; frontal usually in contact with frontonasal. (Van Denburgh 1912: 7) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .17 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | See Zhao & Adler for a discussion of priority problems concerning this and related species from Taiwan. |
| Etymology | Named after its distribution in Taiwan (= Formosa). |
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