Subdoluseps samajaya (KARIN, FREITAS, SHONLEBEN, GRISMER, BAUER & DAS, 2018)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lygosoma samajaya KARIN, FREITAS, SHONLEBEN, GRISMER, BAUER & DAS 2018 Subdoluseps samajaya — FREITAS et al. 2019 Subdoluseps samajaya — GRISMER et al. 2019
Distribution	Malaysia (Borneo: W Sarawak) Type locality: Sama Jaya Forest Reserve, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (1.523683°N, 110.38793°E; WGS84; elevation 25 m
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: CAS 259777; field number SS 0137), an adult of unknown sex, collected on 24 June 2014 by Indraneil Das, Benjamin Karin, and Samuel Shonleben from a pitfall trap; Figs. 2–4). The specimen was spotted at the edge of the pitfall trap, and directed into the bucket by hand. Paratype. UNIMAS 9503; field number SS 0031). An adult of unknown sex, collected on 2 February 2013 by Samuel Shonleben and Indraneil Das from a pitfall trap at the foothills of Gunung Gumbang, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia (1.267°N, 110.050°E; WGS84; elevation 167 m; Figs. 2, 4). No tissue sample was collected.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Lygosoma samajaya sp. nov. is distinguished from all other south-east Asian congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) quinquecarinate dorsal and lateral scales; (2) 13 or 14 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; (3) 10 or 11 subdigital lamellae on the fourth finger; (4) paravertebral scale rows 61; (5) midbody scale rows 28–30; (6) lacking enlarged nuchals; (7) supranasals in medial contact; (8) paired frontoparietals; (8) seven supralabials; (9) six infralabials; (10) adult SVL 70 mm; and (11) tail shorter than SVL. Additional details (3816 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	The species epithet samajaya is a proper noun in apposition that refers to the locality of collection of the holotype at the Sama Jaya Forest Reserve in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This name draws attention to the importance of small urban rainforest parks in sustaining species diversity.
References	FREITAS, ELYSE S.; ANIRUDDHA DATTA-ROY, PRAVEEN KARANTH, L. LEE GRISMER and CAMERON D. SILER 2019. Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for African, Asian and Indian supple and writhing skinks (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186 (4): 1067–1096 - get paper here GRISMER, L. LEE; EVAN S. H. QUAH, ZAHARIL DUZULKAFLY & PAUL YAMBUN 2018. On the taxonomy of Lygosoma bampfyldei Bartlett, 1895 (Squamata: Scincidae) with descriptions of new species from Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia and the resurrection of Lygosoma schneideri Werner, 1900. Zootaxa 4438 (3): 528–550 - get paper here GRISMER, L. LEE; ZAHARIL DZUKAFLY, MOHD ABDUL MUIN, EVAN S. H. QUAH, BENJAMIN R. KARIN, SHAHRUL ANUAR, ELYSE S. FREITAS 2019. A new skink of the genus Subdoluseps (Hardwicke & Gray, 1828) from Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4609 (2): 358–372 - get paper here KARIN, BENJAMIN R.; ELYSE S. FREITAS, SAMUEL SHONLEBEN, L. LEE GRISMER, AARON M. BAUER, INDRANEIL DAS 2018. Unrealized diversity in an urban rainforest: A new species of Lygosoma (Squamata: Scincidae) from western Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo). Zootaxa 4370 (4): 345-362 - get paper here Leo S, Suherman M, Permatasari A, Suganda D, Zulamri, Winarni NL. 2020. Herpetofauna diversity in Zamrud National Park, Indonesia: baseline checklist for a Sumatra peat swamp forest ecosystem. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14(2) [General Section]: 250–263 (e249) - get paper here
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