Papuascincus borealis SLAVENKO, RICHARDS, DONNELLAN, ALLISON & OLIVER, 2024
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Papuascincus borealis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Northern Ranges Gold-striped skink |
| Synonym | Papuascincus borealis SLAVENKO, RICHARDS, DONNELLAN, ALLISON & OLIVER 2024 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Sandaun [West Sepik] Province) Type locality: summit of Mt. Menawa, approximately 10.5 km N and 15.7 km E of Utai, Bewani Mountains, Sandaun (West Sepik) Province, Papua New Guinea (3.295°S, 141.723°E, 1950 m a.s.l.), |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. BPBM 23059 (field number AA 11963; GenBank number OR837029), ovigerous adult female with two eggs, collected by A. Allison on 19 October 1986. Paratypes (n = 3). BPBM 23016, 23060, 23061 (GenBank number OR837028) (three adult males), same locality and collection data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Papuascincus characterised by the unique combination of large size (maximum adult SVL 58.2 mm); 2–3 small rounded lobules on anterior edge of ear opening; postsuboculars typically three; scale rows at midbody 26–28; paravertebral scales 46–47; lamellae under 4th toe 20–25; single supradigital scales on 4th toe 14–15; dorsal colour pattern on body consisting of three yellow-gold dorsal stripes on a black background; tail gold with diffuse black speckling not extending more than 10 mm along tail; limbs black with gold flecking. (Slavenko et al. 2024) |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after the masculine Latin adjective meaning “northern”, in reference to the species’ distribution on the Bewani Mountains, the most northerly location of any known species of Papuascincus. |
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