Sphenomorphus leptofasciatus GREER & PARKER, 1974

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Sphenomorphus leptofasciatus GREER & PARKER 1974 Sphenomorphus leptofasciatus — AUSTIN 1998
Distribution	Papua New Guinea (Central highlandsof from 4400-7000 ft elevation). Type locality: Kundiawa (5200 ft), Chimbu District, Papua New Guinea.
Reproduction	Ovoviviparous
Types	Types: MCZ 108573; BMNH 1946.8.16.92 ?; paratypes: MCZ, AMNH (list in GREER & PARKER 1974: 50)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Among the members of the fasciatus subgroup with both a high modal number of midbody scale rows (34 or > ) and prefrontals that meet medially, leptofasciatus is most similar to cinereus in having 1) the fifth supralabial below the centre of the eye more frequently than the sixth, 2) generally seven superciliaries, 3) generally subequally sized mid-dorsal scales, and 4) a viviparous mode of reproduction. S. leptofasciatus differs from cinereus, however, in 1) generally having fewer longitudinal scale rows at midbody (Table 2) and 2) being either uniformly dark above or having thin light crossbands separ- ated by wide dark interspaces instead of having light grey and dark crossbands of nearly equal width.
Comment	(communicated by J. Hallermann). Similar species: S. jobiensis, S. rufus (currently a synonym of S. jobiensis, but likely a valid species fide Glenn Shea, pers. comm., 2 Oct 2014). Abundance: Rare.
Etymology	From the Greek leptos (thin) plus the Latin fascia (bandage) and the masculine adjectival suffix -atus (provided with), meaning having thin bands, in allusion to the narrow pale bands of the dorsal pattern: "generally uniformly dark brown above with thin light crossbands on the dorsum (hence the species name leptofasciatus = leptos - thin and fasciatus - band) which may become very faint or indistinct with age" (Greer & Parker, 1974).
References	Austin, Christopher C. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of Lipinia (Scincidae) from New Guinea based on DNA sequence variation from the mitochondrial 12S rRNA and Nuclear C-MOS genes. Hamadryad 23 (2): 93-102. - get paper here Greer, A. E. & F. Parker 1974. The fasciatus group of Sphenomorphus (Lacertilia: Scincidae): notes on eight previously described species and description of three new species. Papua New Guin. Sci. Soc. Proc. [1973] 25: 31-61. Greer, A.E. & Shea, G. 2004. A new character within the taxonomically difficult Sphenomorphus group of Lygosomine skinks, with a description of a new species from New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology 38 (1): 79-87 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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