Scincella wangyuezhaoi JIA, GAO, HUANG, REN, JIANG & LI, 2023

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Wenchuan’s Ground Skink Chinese: 汶川滑蜥 (wèn chuān huá xī)
Synonym	Scincella wangyuezhaoi JIA, GAO, HUANG, REN, JIANG & LI 2023 Scincella potanini — SHI & ZHAO 1980: 135(in part) Scincella potanini — ZHAO 2003: 115 (in part) Scincella wangyuezhaoi — LIU et al. 2026
Distribution	China (Sichuan) Type locality: Shapai Village, Caopo Town, Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, China; coordinates 31°18.845’ N, 103°19.364’ E; elevation 1 900 m a.s.l.
Reproduction
Types	Holotype CIB 87244 (field no. ZL0013) (Figures 5–6), adult female, collected by Cheng Li on 30 May 2004. Paratypes Six individuals were collected from the same locality as the holotype: CIB 87247 and CIB 87250, adult males, and CIB 87245, CIB 87246, CIB 87248, and CIB 87249, adult females; coordinates 31°18.845’ N, 103°19.364’ E; elevation 1 900 m a.s.l.; collected on 30–31 May 2004 by Cheng Li. Seven specimens were collected from Shuluogou, Lixian County, Sichuan Province, China; CIB 119509, CIB 119512, CIB 119515, and CIB 119518, adult males, CIB 119516 and CIB 119519, adult females, and CIB 119510, juvenile; coordinates 31°23.356’ N, 103°49.154’ E; elevation 2 818 m a.s.l.; collected on 30 May 2020 by Xiao-Mao Zeng, Jun Ping, Jin-Long Liu, Xing-Zhong Wang, and Ze- Zhong Li.
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Comment	Distribution: for a map of type localities, including this species, see Liu et al. 2026: 576 (Fig. 1)
Etymology	This species epithet is named after Professor Yue-Zhao Wang in recognition of his research on Chinese amphibians and reptiles and his continuous support of young herpetologists in China.
References	Bragin, A.M., Zenin, E.S., Dang, C.H., Dinh, T.V.A., Nguyen, T.V. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. A new mountain species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam. Zootaxa 5636 (2), 201–236 - get paper here JIA, R., & GAO, Z. Ruwan JIA, Zongyuan GAO, Junjie HUANG, et al. 2023. A New Species of the Genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sichuan Province, Southwest China, with a Diagnostic Key of Scincella Species in China. Asian Herpetological Research (AHR) 14 (1): 24-40 - get paper here Liu F, Pu H, Tan S, Chen J, Cai B, Lyu B, Shu G, Wu Y, Guo P 2026. Two new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from southwestern China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(2): 575-588 - get paper here Liu, F.; Pu, H.; Tan, S.; Chen, J.; Lyu, B.; Shu, G.; Wu, Y.; Dong, B.; Guo, P. 2026. A New Species of the Genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Hengduan Mountains, Sichuan Province, Western China. Animals 2026, 16, 592 - get paper here Shi B. N., Zhao E. M. 1980. The Fauna of Sichuan Resources. Vol. 1. Chengdu: Sichuan People’s Press,135 pp (In Chinese) Zhao, E. (ed.) 2003. Coloured atlas of Sichuan reptiles [in Chinese]. Beijing, China Forestry Publishing House
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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