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Tytthoscincus leproauricularis KARIN, DAS & BAUER, 2016

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Scaly-eared Diminutive Leaf-Litter Skink. 
SynonymTytthoscincus leproauricularis KARIN, DAS & BAUER 2016 
DistributionMalaysia (N Borneo: Sarawak, Gunung Penrissen)

Type locality: West ridge of Gunung Penrissen, 1.115302o N 110.218629o E (WGS84), 1,100 m elevation, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: CAS 259190, collected 14 August 2014 at approximately 13:00 h by Benjamin R. Karin, Pui Yong Min, Samuel Shonleben, and Adi Shabrani. Paratype. A juvenile of the same species (ZRC 2.7122) was collected within 100 m of the holotype on 4 July 2014 by Benjamin R. Karin, Pui Yong Min, Samuel Shonleben, and Adi Shabrani. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Tytthoscincus leproauricularis sp. nov. can be identified by the following combination of characters: (1) body size small (SVL = 33.5 mm); (2) MBSR = 35–37; (3) PVSR = 68–74; (4) VSR = 80–81; (5) four enlarged supraoculars; (6) parietals in contact with the last supraocular; (7) prefrontals separated; (8) two loreals; (9) six or seven supralabials; (10), five infralabials; (11) ten SDL on Toe IV; (12) smooth texture of the subdigital lamellae; (13) enlarged precloacal scales; (14) lacking a dark dorsolateral stripe; (15) lacking a light postorbital stripe; and (16) lacking a light dorsolateral stripe. (Karin et al. 2016: 413) 
CommentAbundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017).

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyFrom the Greek lepros (scaly) and latin auricularis (pertaining to the ear) in reference to the scaly, superficial ear that is a distinctive character in the new species. 
References
  • KARIN, BENJAMIN R.; INDRANEIL DAS, AARON M. BAUER 2016. Two new species of diminutive leaf-litter skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Tytthoscincus) from Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Malaysia (northern Borneo). Zootaxa 4093 (3): 407–423 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
  • Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here
 
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