Scincella truongi PHAM, ZIEGLER, PHAM, HOANG, NGO & LE, 2025
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Scincella truongi
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Truong’s Smooth Skink” Vietnamese: Thằn lằn cổ trường |
| Synonym | Scincella truongi PHAM, ZIEGLER, PHAM, HOANG, NGO & LE 2025: 326 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Son La) Type locality: evergreen forest near Ta Co Village (20°59'13.6"N, 103°37'19.4"E, at an elevation of 1660 m a.s.l.), Sop Cop Commune, within Sop Cop Nature Reserve, Sop Cop District, Son La Province, Vietnam |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. IEBR R.6329 (Field number PAT.133) (Figs 3, 4A, B, 5A–D), adult female, collected on 3 April 2013 by A.V. Pham and D.A. Nguyen. Paratypes. IEBR R.6330 (Field number PAT. 129), adult male; HUS.2024.01 (PAT.130) (Fig. 6), adult female; HUS.2024.02 (PAT.131), adult female; HUS.2024.03 (PAT 134) (Fig. 7); and adult female, HUS.2024.04 (PAT. 164), adult female, bear the same data as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=6): The new species can be distinguished from other species of Scincella by a combination of the following characteristics: size medium (SVL up to 594 mm); primary temporals two; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven or eight; infralabials six or seven; nuchals in three pairs; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 60–67, not widened; ventral scales in 60–70 rows; ten smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with few black spots, a dark stripe running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior corner of eye along upper part of flank to the middle of the tail. (Pham et al. 2025) Additional details (10322 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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