Sphenomorphus phuquocensis GRISMER, NAZAROV, BOBROV & POYARKOV, 2020
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Sphenomorphus phuquocensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Phu Quoc Island Forest Skink Vietnamese: Thằn lằn phê-nô Phú Quốc |
| Synonym | Sphenomorphus phuquocensis GRISMER, NAZAROV, BOBROV & POYARKOV 2020 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Kien Giang) Type locality: mid-elevation montane tropical forest in Phu Quoc National Park, ca. 4 km southwards from Bãi Thõm village, on the border of Bãi Thõm and Cửa Dýõng communes, Phu Ouoc Island, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam (GPS coordinates N 10.367°, E 104.017° (GCS), at 390 m in elevation) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ZMMU R-11518, Adult male, collected in a pitfall trap by Vladimir V. Bobrov on December 20, 2003. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Sphenomorphus phuquocensis sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of Sphenomorphus by having the unique combination of a maximum adult SVL of 60.8 mm; head, body, and supracaudal scales smooth; frontal scale not divided; prefrontals not in contact; parietals in contact posterior to interparietal; parietals not divided; six scales bordering the parietals; four nuchals; four supraoculars; two loreals; anterior loreal not di- vided; loreals in contact with supralabials; relatively deep, postnasal groove; nine superciliaries; superciliary row not interrupted by fourth supraocular; lower eyelid scales large; seven supralabials; seven infralabials; three pairs of chinshields; one primary temporal scale; two sencondary temporals; upper secondary temporal large; no sub- temporals; 23 midbody scale rows; 56 paravertebrals; paravertebrals slightly wider than other dorsals; 61 ventrals; two enlarged precloacals; 11 scales around tail at level of tenth subcaudal; anterior subcaudals divided; subcaudals enlarged; 18 or 19 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; 14 subdigital lamellae on fourth finger; no wide, dark, vertebral or lateral stripes or blotches; dark blotches on top of head confined to posterior margin of head scales; no dark trans- verse subcaudal bars on original tail; no thin, dark, dorsal caudal bands; and labial margins edged with black. Note these characters are based on a single specimen. The acquisition of additional material may render some of these characters not truly diagnostic and other characters not listed here as diagnostic (Table 3). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “phuquocensis” is a Latinized toponymic adjective given in reference to the type locality of the new species – Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam. |
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