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Saproscincus saltus HOSKIN, 2013

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymSaproscincus saltus HOSKIN 2013 
DistributionAustralia (NE Queensland)

Type locality: Melville Range (14°16'38" S, 144°29'28" E, elevation 500 m), Cape Melville, north-east Queensland  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: QM J92572, C. J. Hoskin, 20 March 2013. Paratypes: QMJ92561, QMJ92562, collection details as for holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Saproscincus saltus sp. nov. is diagnosed from congeners by the following combination of characters: moderate body size (SVL 38.4–42.9 mm), long limbs (L1/SVL 32.3–33.8%, L2/SVL 45.5–46.3%), long digits (4th finger/SVL 7.3–7.6%, 4th toe/SVL 10.5–12.2%), flattened head (HD/SVL 8.2–9.0%), 22–26 lamellae under 4th toe, 23–24 midbody scales, 52–55 paravertebral scales, and parietal scales each bordered by a single nuchal and two temporal scales (i.e., 6 scales contacting posterior margin of parietal scales). The golden dorsal colour with dark flanks is also diagnostic (Figs 3, 4A in HOSKIN 2013).


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CommentAbundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). 
Etymologysaltus; from the Latin for leaping. In recognition of the agility of this species across boulders. The species epithet is treated as a noun in apposition. 
References
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384
  • Hoskin, C.J. 2013. A new skink (Scincidae: Saproscincus) from rocky rainforest habitat on Cape Melville, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3722 (3): 385–395 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
 
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