Scincella victoriana (SHREVE, 1940)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lygosoma victorianum SHREVE 1940: 17 Scincella victoriana — GREER 1974: 7 Scincella victoriana — SHEA & GREER 2002: 156 Scincella victoriana — LINKEM et al. 2011
Distribution	Myanmar Type locality: Mt Victoria, Pokokku-Chin Hills, Myanmar (= Burma)
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: MCZ 44738, 44739, paratype: MCZ
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: The only Scincella with distinctly keeled dorsal scales. A robust lizard with well developed limbs. A small number of body scales. Dorsal and lateral scales about equal in size (Ouboter 1986: 34). 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 between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
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Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Gonzalez, M., Kyi Soe Lwin and J. V. Vindum 2005. New records for Scincella victoriana (Shreve, 1940) from the Chin Hills, Myanmar. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 56(26):391-392 - get paper here Greer, A.E. 1974. The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 1-67. - get paper here Linkem, Charles W.; Arvin C. Diesmos, Rafe M. Brown 2011. Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 1217–1243 - get paper here Neang, Thy; Somaly Chan, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Jr.. 2018. A new species of smooth skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Scincella) from Cambodia. Zoological Research, DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2018.008 - get paper here Ouboter P E 1986. A revision of the genus Scincella (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) of Asia, with some notes on its evolution. Zoologische Verhandelingen (229): 1-66 - get paper here Shreve,B. 1940. Reptiles and amphibians from Burma with descriptions of three new skinks. Proc. New England zool. Club 18: 17-26 Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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