Sphenomorphus puhoatensis PHAM, PHAM, ONG, LE, ZIEGLER & NGUYEN, 2026
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Sphenomorphus puhoatensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Pu Hoat Forest Skink |
| Synonym | Sphenomorphus puhoatensis PHAM, PHAM, ONG, LE, ZIEGLER & NGUYEN 2026 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Nghe An Province) Type locality: evergreen forest (19°71'347"N, 104°83'748"E, at an elevation of 1071 m a.s.l.), within Pu Hoat Nature Reserve, Nghe An Province, Vietnam. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: IEBR R.6466, male (Field number PH NA 2025.86), collected on 28 June 2025 by A.V. Ong, T.Q. Phan, and N.H. Nguyen. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other species of Sphenomorphus by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: size medium (SVL 38.5 mm); primary temporals two; external ear openings present, without lobules; loreals two; supralabials six; infralabials six; enlarged nuchals in one pair; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 61, not widened; ventral scales in 56 rows; seven smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 12 or 13 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with a discontinuous dark vertebral stripe, from middle of neck to tail base; a black stripe, two scales wide, running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior margin of eye along upper part of flank and tail middle. ( (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 4.02 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Pham et et al. 2026: Fig. 1 for the type locality, but nothing else. |
| Etymology | The specific name “puhoatensis” is derived from Pu Hoat Nature Reserve, the type locality of the new species in Nghe An Province, Vietnam. |
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