Scincella fansipanensis OKABE, MOTOKAWA, KOIZUMI, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, & BUI, 2024

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Fansipan ground skink Vietnamese: Thằn lằn cổ fansipan
Synonym	Scincella fansipanensis OKABE, MOTOKAWA, KOIZUMI, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, & BUI 2024: 410
Distribution	Vietnam (Lao Cai) Type locality: Mt. Fansipan, Hoang Lien Son Range, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam, 22.3269°N, 103.7756°E, at an elevation of 2347 m above sea level (a.s.l.).
Reproduction
Types	Holotype. IEBR R.5188, an adult male, collected on 2 May 2022 by S. Okabe. Paratypes. IEBR R.5185, 5186, 5189, 5191, 5192, adult females; IEBR R.5187 and 5193, adult males; IEBR R.5190 and 5194, juveniles; collected on 2 and 3 May 2022 by S. Okabe from Mt. Fansipan, Hoang Lien Son Range, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam, at 22.32699°N, 103.77486°E, 2366 m a.s.l. (IEBR R.5185, and 5186); 22.32693°N, 103.77569°E, 2347 m a.s.l. (IEBR R.5187); 22.32636°N, 103.77696°E, 2325 m a.s.l. (IEBR R.5189); 22.32651°N, 103.78013°E, 2298 m a.s.l. (IEBR R.5190); 22.32650°N, 103.77264°E, 2358 m a.s.l. (IEBR R.5191); 22.32636°N, 103.77696°E, 2325 m a.s.l. (IEBR R.5192, and 5193); and 22.32673°N, 103.78083°E, 2282 m a.s.l. (IEBR R.5194).
Diagnosis
Comment
References	OKABE, S., MOTOKAWA, M., KOIZUMI, Y., NGUYEN, T. Q., NGUYEN, T. T., & BUI, H. T. 2024. A new species of the genus Scincella (Squamata: Scincidae) from Mount Fansipan, Hoang Lien Son Range, northwestern Vietnam. Zootaxa, 5537(3), 407-423 - get paper here
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