Sphenomorphus striatafaucium QUAH & GRISMER, 2025
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Sphenomorphus striatafaucium
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Bornean Stripe-throated Skink |
| Synonym | Sphenomorphus striatafaucium QUAH & GRISMER 2025 Sphenomorphus stellatus — BACON 1967: 67–71 Sphenomorphus stellatus — INGER et al. 2001: 183 Sphenomorphus stellatus — MALKMUS et al. 2002: 283 Sphenomorphus stellatus — DAS 2004: 7 Sphenomorphus stellatus — DAS 2006: 13 Sphenomorphus stellatus — DAS 2010: 250 Sphenomorphus stellatus — GRISMER 2011: 670 (in part) Sphenomorphus stellatus — KARIN et al. 2016: 408 Sphenomorphus stellatus — BAUER & DAS 2024: 40 |
| Distribution | Malaysia (Sarawak) Type locality: near Nanga Tekalit on the Mengiong River, Kapit District, Third Division, Sarawak, Malaysia (estimated GPS coordinates N 1.90196, E 112.57299, 29 m in elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. Adult male FMNH 138554 collected by Mr. F.W. King on 14 December 1962. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Sphenomorphus striatafaucium sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of Sphenomorphus by having the unique combination of a SVL of 57.4 mm; head, body, and supracaudal scales smooth; frontal scale undivided; prefrontals in broad contact; parietals in contact posterior to interparietal; parietals not divided; six scales bordering the parietals; four nuchals; four supraoculars; two loreals; anterior loreal not divided; loreals in contact with supralabials; postnasal groove absent; eight superciliaries; superciliary row not interrupted by fourth supraocular; lower eyelid scales large, no enlarged, clear, central disc; seven or eight supralabials; six infralabials; three pairs of chinshields; one primary temporal scale; two secondary temporals; upper secondary temporal large; no subtemporals; 24 midbody scale rows; 62 paravertebrals; paravertebrals not wider than other dorsals; 66 ventrals; two enlarged precloacals; 15 scales around tail at level of tenth subcaudal; first five rows of anterior subcaudals divided; subcaudals enlarged; 19 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; 12 subdigital lamellae on fourth finger; no wide, dark, vertebral or lateral stripes or blotches; top of head unpatterned; absence of dark transverse subcaudal bars on original portion of tail; absence of thin, dark, dorsal caudal bands; distinct vertical rows of three or four white spots with dark dorsal and ventrolateral borders along original tail; labial margins edged with black; distinct series of dark obliquely oriented longitudinal stripes on the chin and throat which fade in the pectoral region. Note that these characters are based on a single specimen, which may render some of these characters not truly diagnostic and other characters not listed here as diagnostic with the acquisition of additional material in the future (Table 1). (Quah & Grismer 2025) Additional details (9639 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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