Eutropis nanhaiensis ZHOU, LIU, LI, CHEN, ZHOU & ZHOU, 2026
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Eutropis nanhaiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: South China Sea Sun Skink” Chinese: 南海南蜥 (Nán Hǎi Nán Xī) |
| Synonym | Eutropis nanhaiensis ZHOU, LIU, LI, CHEN, ZHOU & ZHOU 2026 |
| Distribution | China (Hainan) Type locality: Zhaosu Island, Sansha City, Hainan Province, China (16.956°N, 112.247°E; elevation 1 m). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: Female (HNZRB2026004), collected by Runbang Zhou on 13 July 2025. Paratype: Female (HNZRB2026005), collected by Siyuan Li on 22 March 2026 from Dongfang City, Hainan Province, China (18.961°N, 108.854°E; elevation 169 m). Other specimens: Sub-adult tail (HNZRB2026006), collected by Hongxin Zhou on 30 March 2026 from Yazhou District (Figure 5), Sanya City, Hainan Province, China (18.353°N, 109.173°E; elevation 9 m). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Eutropis, distinguished by the following combination of characters: (1) adult body size large (SVL 98.9–102.6 mm); (2) interparietal relatively small, separating parietals; (3) paravertebrals 45; (4) sum of subdigital lamellae on all five toes of one foot 80–81; (5) ventral scale rows 25–26; (6) midbody scale rows 28; (7) keels on the dorsal and lateral body scales moderately defined, 2–3; (8) supraciliaries six; (9) internasals in contact; (10) primary temporal scales three; (11) dark longitudinal stripes with white spots present on the ventrolateral region; (12) tail long, more than twice the snout-vent length (Fig. 3). (Zhou et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 1.13 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after the South China Sea (Nanhai), in which the type locality—Hainan Province—is situated. |
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