Tytthoscincus textus (MÜLLER, 1894)
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Tytthoscincus textus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) textum MÜLLER 1894 Lygosoma textum — BOULENGER 1897: 213 Lygosoma textum — DE ROOIJ 1915: 234 Sphenomorphus textus — KRAMER 1979 Sphenomorphus textum — FELDMAN et al. 2015 Tytthoscincus textus — GRISMER et al. 2016 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Celebes = Sulawesi) Type locality: “Gipfel des Soudara” (”Soundara” fide KRAMER 1979) |
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| Types | Holotype: NMBA = NHMB 4747 |
| Diagnosis | Description: Snout short, pointed; lower eyelid with a transparent disk; ear-opening oval, smaller than the eye-opening, no lobules. Nostril in the nasal; no supranasals; frontonasal nearly twice as broad as long, forming a broad suture with the rostral; praefrontals in contact; frontal about as long as frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the two anterior supraoculars; five supraoculars, first largest; eight or nine supraciliaries; frontoparietals and interparietal equal; parietals in contact; no nuchals; fourth and fifth upper labials below the eye. Body with 30-32 smooth scales round the middle; the distance between the tip of the snout and the fore limb is contained one time and one third to one time and two thirds in the distance between axilla and groin; praeanals enlarged. Limbs rather short, not meeting when adpressed; the hind limb half as long as the distance between axilla and groin; digits cylindrical, fourth toe with 13-15 smooth lamellae below (DE ROOIJ 1915: 234). Coloration: Reddish-brown above with dark reticulation; flanks and sides of tail brown with yellowish spots; a black dorso-lateral band, dotted with light, beginning at the eye and passing above the ear; supraocular region darker; labials dark with light centre; limbs dark, white-spotted. Lower parts white; throat and tail speckled with dark (DE ROOIJ 1915: 234). Size: Length of head and body 42 mm.; tail (tip broken) 53 mm (DE ROOIJ 1915: 234). Description: Boulenger 1897: 213 |
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