Eutropis alcalai BARLEY, SANGUILA & BROWN, 2021
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Eutropis alcalai
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | F: Alcala’s Quinque-carinate (Five-keeled) Sun Skink E: Alcala’s Rough-scaled Sun Skink |
| Synonym | Eutropis alcalai BARLEY, SANGUILA & BROWN 2021 |
| Distribution | Philippines (W Mindanao) Type locality: 10 m from the bank of the Tumaga River, 0.5–0.75 km upstream from Intake Area, Pasonanca Natural Park, Barangay Pasonanca, Zamboanga City, SW tip of Zamboanga Peninsula, western Mindanao Island, Philippines (6.9922333°N, 122.0604333°E), 160 m above sea level |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. PNM 9878 (formerly KU 315013; Field No. RMB 9241), adult male, collected 15 July, 2008, by RMB, J. B. Fernandez, C.D. Siler, L.J. Welton and J.W. Phenix. Paratypes. KU 321834 (RMB 11651), adult male, collected 10 August, 2009, RMB and C. Infante, in mid-elevation secondary, regenerating rainforest (semi-open canopy, thin layer of dry leaf litter, 550 m above sea level) Cabo Negro Outpost, Sitio Santa Clara, Pasonanca Natural Park, Barangay Tolosa, Zamboanga City (7.0941°N, 122.0876°E) ; KU 321833 (RMB 11580), juvenile of undetermined sex, 12 August, 2009, RMB and C. Infante. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis and comparisons. Eutropis alcalai sp. nov. can be distinguished from its closest relative, E. rugifera, by its smoother head scales, with light embossing only, and keels limited to posterior margins of parietals, temporals and nuchals (vs. rugose to strongly keeled in E. rugifera), by absence (vs. presence) of contact between the postmental and second infralabial, by the presence of 29–32 (vs. 21–26) subdigital lamellae under the 4th toe, by the presence of seven infralabials (six in E. rugifera), the presence of differentiation in the precloacal scales series (two, medial precloacals enlarged, transversely expanded and bordered on either side by two undifferentiated scales) in E. alcalai sp. nov. (vs. six equal sized scales in E. rugifera), by equivalent length of 3rd and 4th fingers (vs. 4th finger longer than 3rd), and by its white chin and infralabial scales (vs. yellow to orange in E. rugifera). (see also Table 2) (Barley et al. 2021). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after Angel C. Alcala, in recognition of his numerous foundational contributions to the natural history, systematics, ecology, and conservation of Philippine lizards of the family Scincidae. |
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