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Eutropis gubataas BARLEY, DIESMOS, SILER, MARTINEZ & BROWN, 2020

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Upland Sun Skink 
SynonymEutropis gubataas BARLEY, DIESMOS, SILER, MARTINEZ & BROWN 2020: 48
Eutropis Clade F — BARLEY et al. 2013: 3563
Eutropis gubataas — BARLEY et al. 2021 
DistributionPhilippines (Camiguin Norte, Calayan, Camiguin Norte islands in the Babuyan Island Group, NE Luzon: Cagayan and Aurora Provinces, NW Luzon: Ilocos Norte Province)

Type locality: near Barangay Balatubat, in an area known locally as ‘‘Limandok’’ at 320 m, Municipality of Calayan, Cagayan Province, Camiguin Norte Island, Philippines (18.929278N, 121.898818E)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: PNM 9846, Male, formerly KU 304620), collected by R.M. Brown and J.B. Fernandez, 7 March 2006.
Paratypes: Six specimens, bearing the same locality and collector data as the holotype, only differing by the dates of collection: KU 304618, collected 6 March 2006; KU 304642, collected 7 March 2006; KU 304688, KU 304689, collected 9 March 2006; KU 304727, KU 304750, collected 10 March 2006. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A species of Eutropis, distinguished by the following combination of characters: (1) body medium-sized (SVL 60–79 mm in adults); (2) interparietal small, parietals in contact posteriorly; (3) paravertebrals 37–44; (4) sum of ubdigital lamellae on all five toes of one foot 78–90; (5) ventral scales rows 27–31; (6) midbody scale rows 30–34; (7) keels on the dorsal and lateral body scales moderately defined, 5–12; (8) lower eyelid scaly; (9) supraciliaries five; (10) prefrontals separated; (11) primary temporal scales one or two; (12) dorsal and lateral body surfaces having relatively uniform bronze and dark brown coloration, respectively, without pronounced light stripes (Fig. 6).


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is an adjectival derivation from the Tagalog noun gubat (meaning forest) and adjective mataas (meaning ‘‘high’’ or ‘‘up high’’) in reference to the new species’ preference for montane forested habitats. The specific epithet is feminine in gender. 
References
  • Barley, A. J., Diesmos, A. C., Siler, C. D., Martinez, C. M. & Brown, R. M. 2020. Taxonomic Revision of Philippine Sun Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Eutropis), and Descriptions of Eight New Species. Herpetol. Monogr. 34: 39–70
  • Barley, Anthony J.; JORDAN WHITE, ARVIN C. DIESMOS, RAFE M. BROWN 2013. THE CHALLENGE OF SPECIES DELIMITATION AT THE EXTREMES: DIVERSIFICATION WITHOUT MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE IN PHILIPPINE SUN SKINKS. Evolution, DOI: 10.1111/evo.12219 - get paper here
  • Barley, Anthony J.; Marites B. Sanguila and Rafe M. Brown 2021. A new species of Sun Skink (Reptilia: Scincidae: Eutropis) from the Zamboanga Peninsula, southwestern Mindanao Island, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 14 (2): 1-18; DOI: 10.26757/pjsb2020b14012 - get paper here
 
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