Scincella dabieshanensis ZHANG, YI, ZHANG & ZHANG, 2026
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Scincella dabieshanensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Dabie Mountains Ground Skink Chinese: Dà Bié Shān Huá Xī (大别山滑蜥) |
| Synonym | Scincella dabieshanensis ZHANG, YI, ZHANG & ZHANG in ZHANG et al. 2026: 1013 |
| Distribution | China (Henan) Type locality: Jingangtai (31.43°N, 115.20°E; elevation 620 m a.s.l.), Shangcheng County, Xinyang City, Henan Province, China. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. AHU 25079 (Figs 4–7), a female specimen, collected by Hailin Zhang and Feng Yi on 16 Septem- ber 2025. Paratypes. AHU 25078, AHU 20010–20011, AHU 20002, AHU 20068, AHU 21018–21019, AHU 22020, AHU 25080–25093 (2 subadults, 11 adult females, 9 adult males), collected by Hailin Zhang, Feng Yi, Caiwen Zhang and Shihang Xu from the following localities: eleven of these specimens were collected from the type locality— Henan Dabie Mountains National Nature Reserve—while five were obtained from Liankangshan National Nature Reserve in Henan Province, four from the Tiantangzhai Scenic Area in Anhui Province and two from Huangbais- han National Forest Park in Henan Province |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=23): Scincella dabieshanensis sp. nov. can be diagnosed from other Scincella species by the following unique combination of characters: (1) slender body, small size, snout-vent length 24.47–40.60 mm; (2) supraciliaries 6 or 7; (3) midbody scale row counts 28–31; (4) dorsal scales smooth and slightly enlarged, paravertebral scale row counts 55–68, ventral scale row counts 55–64; (5) upper edge of lateral longitudinal stripes relatively wavy, lower edge irregular, covering 2–2.5 scale rows on the trunk; (6) black dorsolateral stripes from posterior corner of eye to lateral side of tail, six rows of dorsal scales in middle; (7) supralabials 7, infralabials 6 or 7; (8) tympanum diameters significantly smaller than palpebral disc diameters; (9) 9–12 enlarged lamellae beneath finger IV and 14–17 beneath toe IV; (10) 3–4 pairs of nuchal scales; (11) when the limbs are pressed down, toes and fingers touch or overlap. (Zhang 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 5.09 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 type locality in the Dabie Mountains. |
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