Tytthoscincus temengorensis (GRISMER, AHMAD & ONN, 2009)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Temengor Forest Skink |
Synonym | Sphenomorphus temengorensis GRISMER, AHMAD & ONN 2009 Sphenomorphus temengorensis — GRISMER 2011 Tytthoscincus temengorensis — GRISMER et al. 2016 |
Distribution | West Malaysia Type locality: Royal Belum Park, Perak, West Malaysia. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: DWNP 5018, adult male, Collector and date of collection unknown. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Sphenomorphus temengorensis is differentiated from all other species of Sundaland and Malay Peninsula Sphenomorphus by being relatively small (SVL 35.5 mm) and having 30–35 midbody scale rows; smooth as opposed to striated dorsal scales; 68–70 paravertebrals; 70 or 71 ventrals; four supraoculars; the parietals contacting the posteriormost supraocular; one medially projecting superciliary scale; two loreals; six supralabials and five infralabials; 10 or 11 lamellae beneath the fourth toe; keeled subdigital lamellae; enlarged precloacal scales; no body bands; limbs not overlapping when adpressed; a dark, diffuse, dorsolateral stripe bordered above by a cream dorsolateral stripe extending from the postorbital region to the groin as opposed to terminating in the axillary region; and the anterior half of the body being orangish as opposed to brownish. See TABLE 1 for the distribution of these character states across all 36 species. |
Comment | |
Etymology | The specific epithet temengorensis is in reference to the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex. The suffix ensis is a derivation meaning “from” or “inhabiting” and renders the specific epithet an adjective that must be in grammatical accord with the gender of Sphenomorphus. |
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