Scincella ngati PHAM, DO, NGUYEN, HOANG, NGUYEN, LE, LE, ZIEGLER & PHAM, 2026
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Scincella ngati
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Ngat's Skink |
| Synonym | Scincella ngati PHAM, DO, NGUYEN, HOANG, NGUYEN, LE, LE, ZIEGLER & PHAM 2026 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Dak Lak Province) Type locality: evergreen forest of Krong Trai NR (13.84157, 108.57566, at an elevation of 232 m a.s.l.), Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: IB R.6445 (Field number PY2023.18) (Figs 3, 4, 5), adult male, collected on 20 May 2023 by Do et al.. Paratypes. IB R.6446 (Field number PY2023.17), adult male; IB R.6447 (Field number PY2023.19), adult male; IB R.6448 (Field number PY2023.108), adult male; IB R.6449 (Field number PY2023.16); adult female, IB R.6450 (Field number PY2023.20); adult female, IB R.6451 (Field number PY2023.21); adult female, IB R.6452 (Field number PY2023.109); • adult female, all with the same data as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other species of Scincella by a combination of the following characteristics: size medium (SVL ≤ 48.3 mm); primary temporals two; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven (rarely eight); infralabials six; enlarged nuchals 0–2 on each side; midbody scales in 32–34 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in eight rows across the back; paravertebral scales 68–70, not widened; ventral scales in 64–68 rows; 10 or 11 smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 16 or 17 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching the fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with a discontinuous black vertebral stripe, one scale wide, from middle of neck to tail base; a black stripe, two scales wide, interrupted by small pale spots, running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior margin of eye along upper part of flank and tail base. (Pham 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 4.7 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | We name the new species in honor of late Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngat Nguyen Le from Hanoi National University of Education, in recognition of his contributions to the herpetofaunal exploration of Vietnam. |
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