Scincella heishuiensis LIU, PU, TAN, CHEN, LYU, SHU, WU, DONG & GUO, 2026
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Scincella heishuiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Heishui ground skink Chinese: 黑水滑蜥 |
| Synonym | Scincella heishuiensis LIU, PU, TAN, CHEN, LYU, SHU, WU, DONG & GUO 2026: 8 Scincella wangyuezhaoi — JIA et al. 2023 |
| Distribution | China (Sichuan) Type locality: Mt. San'ao, Heishui County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China (32.02° N, 102.92° E, 2900 m a.s.l), |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. YBU 22269, an adult male, collected in June 2022. Paratype (n = 1). YBU 22275, an adult male, the same locality and date as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Scincella heishuiensis sp. nov. exhibits the following characteristics which can distinguish from its congeners: (1) four dorsal scale rows between dorsolateral stripes; (2) 5–7 superciliary; (3) 28 midbody scale rows; (4) 24–25 gulars; (5) during the breeding season, the ventral scales and preanal exhibit a reddish‐brown color; and (6) a black lateral stripe extends from behind the eye to the posterior third of the tail near the cloaca. (Liu et al. 2026) 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 1.52 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Comparisons of wangyuezhaoi, chengduensis, liangshanensis, potanini, heishuiensis: Liu et al. 2026: 12 (Table 4). Distribution: for a map of type localities, including this species, see Liu et al. 2026: 576 (Fig. 1) |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality in Heishui County, Sichuan, China. |
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