Eutropis gubataas BARLEY, DIESMOS, SILER, MARTINEZ & BROWN, 2020
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Eutropis gubataas
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Upland Sun Skink |
| Synonym | Eutropis gubataas BARLEY, DIESMOS, SILER, MARTINEZ & BROWN 2020: 48 Eutropis Clade F — BARLEY et al. 2013: 3563 Eutropis gubataas — BARLEY et al. 2021 |
| Distribution | Philippines (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 | |
| Types | Holotype: 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. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: 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). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The 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. |
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