Ornithuroscincus bengaun SLAVENKO, TAMAR, TALLOWIN, KRAUS, ALLISON, CARRANZA & MEIRI, 2021
Can you confirm these amateur observations of Ornithuroscincus bengaun?
Ornithuroscincus bengaun
We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search: 
| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | |
| 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. |
| Reproduction | |
| 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). |
| Comment | |
| 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. |
| References |
|
| External links |