Sphenomorphus senja GRISMER & QUAH, 2015

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Sphenomorphus senja GRISMER & QUAH 2015
Distribution	West Malaysia (Pahang, Perak) Type locality: Gunung Brinchang, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, West Malaysia (04°31.105 N 101°22.571 E; at 1811m)
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: LSUHC 11688, Adult male, collected on 26 April 2014 by Evan S. H. Quah. Paratype. BM 1911.12.5.10. As noted by Boulenger (1912) the specimen was collected by Mr. J. N. Sheffield at 6,900 feet on Gunong Grah [=Gunung Gerah] in the Titiwangsa Mountain Range, Perak during August 1905.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Adults reaching 65.0 mm SVL; body slender, elongate; limbs separated when adpressed; 32 smooth, midbody scale rows; 72 or 73 paravertebral scales; 68 ventral scale rows; four supraoculars; prefrontals in narrow contact or slightly separated; two loreal scales; 13–17 smooth, lamellae beneath Toe IV; enlarged, preanal scales; dorsal body bands absent; numerous dark markings on back and flanks.
Comment	Similar species: Sphenomorphus malayanum
Etymology	The specific epithet senja is the Malay word for “twilight” or “dusk” at which time the sky above Gunung Brinchang turns vermillion orange, matching the color on the flanks of Sphenomoprhus senja sp. nov.
References	GRISMER, L. LEE; & EVAN S. H. QUAH 2019. An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos. Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248 - get paper here Grismer, L.L. & Quah, E.S.H. 2015. The Rediscovery of Sphenomorphus malayanus Doria, 1888 (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Titiwangsa Mountain Range of Peninsular Malaysia and its re-description as S. senja sp. nov. Zootaxa 3931 (1): 063–070 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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