Scincella jinchuanensis LIU, PU, TAN, CHEN, CAI, LYU, SHU, WU & GUO, 2026
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Scincella jinchuanensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Jinchuan ground skink Chinese: 金川滑蜥 |
| Synonym | Scincella jinchuanensis LIU, PU, TAN, CHEN, CAI, LYU, SHU, WU & GUO 2026: 580 |
| Distribution | China (Jinchuan County, Sichuan) Type locality: Jinchuan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China (31.8213°N, 101.6319°E, 2906 m a.s.l.) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: YBU 22317, male, collected in May 2022. Paratypes (n = 3). YBU 22316 and YBU 250959, adult males; YBU 22292 adult female. The same locality, date, and collectors as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Scincella jinchuanensis sp. nov. exhibits the following characteristics which can distinguish from its congeners. (1) 6 dorsal scale rows between dorsolateral stripes; (2) 28 Midbody scale rows; (3) Lamellae beneath 4th finger 10–11, beneath 4th toe 17–18; (4) Supraoculars 4–5; (5) Superciliarys 0–6; (6) Supralabials 7–9; (7) Infralabials 6–8; (8) Paravertebral scales 58–86; (9) Ventral scales 56–64; (10) Its scales are finer than those of other species. (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 2.07 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of type localities, including this species, see Liu et al. 2026: 576 (Fig. 1) |
| Etymology | The species is named after its type locality in Jinchuan County, Sichuan Province, China. |
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