Scincella wangyuezhaoi JIA, GAO, HUANG, REN, JIANG & LI, 2023
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Scincella wangyuezhaoi
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Wenchuan’s Ground Skink Chinese: 汶川滑蜥 (wèn chuān huá xī) |
| Synonym | Scincella wangyuezhaoi JIA, GAO, HUANG, REN, JIANG & LI 2023 Scincella potanini — SHI & ZHAO 1980: 135(in part) Scincella potanini — ZHAO 2003: 115 (in part) |
| Distribution | China (Sichuan) Type locality: Shapai Village, Caopo Town, Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, China; coordinates 31°18.845’ N, 103°19.364’ E; elevation 1 900 m a.s.l. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype CIB 87244 (field no. ZL0013) (Figures 5–6), adult female, collected by Cheng Li on 30 May 2004. Paratypes Six individuals were collected from the same locality as the holotype: CIB 87247 and CIB 87250, adult males, and CIB 87245, CIB 87246, CIB 87248, and CIB 87249, adult females; coordinates 31°18.845’ N, 103°19.364’ E; elevation 1 900 m a.s.l.; collected on 30–31 May 2004 by Cheng Li. Seven specimens were collected from Shuluogou, Lixian County, Sichuan Province, China; CIB 119509, CIB 119512, CIB 119515, and CIB 119518, adult males, CIB 119516 and CIB 119519, adult females, and CIB 119510, juvenile; coordinates 31°23.356’ N, 103°49.154’ E; elevation 2 818 m a.s.l.; collected on 30 May 2020 by Xiao-Mao Zeng, Jun Ping, Jin-Long Liu, Xing-Zhong Wang, and Ze- Zhong Li. |
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| Etymology | This species epithet is named after Professor Yue-Zhao Wang in recognition of his research on Chinese amphibians and reptiles and his continuous support of young herpetologists in China. |
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