Larutia kecil FUKUYAMA, HIKIDA, HOSSMAN & NISHIKAWA, 2019
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Larutia kecil
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Larutia kecil FUKUYAMA, HIKIDA, HOSSMAN & NISHIKAWA 2019 |
| Distribution | East Malaysia (Borneo: Sarawak) Type locality: west ridge of Gunung Penrissen, Kuching Division, Sarawak (N 1.1167, E 110.2147 (WGS84); 1,000 m asl.), East Malaysia, Borneo. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. SRC 00624 (formerly, KUHE 60324), an adult male, collected by Ibuki Fukuyama and Kanto Nishikawa, on 30 March 2018. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Larutia kecil sp. nov. is a small species (SVL 84 mm) of Larutia with a relatively long head (HL/ SVL=0.13); body elongate; dorsal scales smooth; limbs poorly developed; lower eyelid bearing large, transparent scales, central scale largest; four supraoculars; frontoparietals paired; prefrontals small, widely separated; supra- nasals absent; postnasals absent; last supralabial horizontally divided or fused; first chinshields contacting second infralabial and each other medially; second chinshields separated from infralabials by an elongate scale and not in medial contact; 92 paravertebral scale rows; 22 longitudinal scale rows around midbody; caudal and body scales undifferentiated; dorsal head and body unicolor dark brown without yellow or pale bands or spots; rostral, first su- pralabial, nasal, frontonasal, mental, and first infralabial scales opaque. Additional details (1240 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The species name is from the Malay word “kecil”, meaning small, alluding to the small size of the new species. |
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