Ornithuroscincus bengaun SLAVENKO, TAMAR, TALLOWIN, KRAUS, ALLISON, CARRANZA & MEIRI, 2021
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Ornithuroscincus bengaun
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Ornithuroscincus bengaun SLAVENKO, TAMAR, TALLOWIN, KRAUS, ALLISON, CARRANZA & MEIRI 2021 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province) Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, saddle between Mt Dayman and Mt Suckling, Sota (9.7580°S, 149.1822°E), 1860 m elevation. |
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| Types | Holotype: BPBM 37741 (field tag FK 15374), adult male, collected by F. Kraus, on 20 March 2011. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderate-sized species of Ornithuroscincus (adult SVL 48.2 mm), characterized by the unique combination of long limbs (forelimbs 36.3% of SVL, hindlimbs 47.3% of SVL); frontoparietals fused; nuchals single pair; paravertebral scales 55; mid-body scale rows 30; 4th digit on front foot no longer than 3rd; subdigital lamellae 20 under 4th toe; single supradigital scales six on 4th toe; dorsal coloration uniform bronze; slightly zigzag unfragmented dorsolateral stripes present, one to one and a half scales wide, extending from orbital region to tail, pale brown in preservative, pale yellow in life; dark brown lateral field present, speckled with light blue spots a single scale wide; ventral surfaces uniform light blue in preservative, darker on the chin; brown spotting absent from chin, abdomen, thighs and precloacal region; light brown spotting present on ventral surfaces of tail; palmar and plantar surfaces light brown. (Slavenko et al. 2021). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1295 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The name is from the Daga word bengaun, a small, dark lizard. Daga is the language spoken in the area from which this species was collected. |
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