Larutia nubisilvicola CHAN-ARD, COTA, MAKCHAI & LHAOTAEW, 2011

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Larutia nubisilvicola CHAN-ARD, COTA, MAKCHAI & LHAOTAEW 2011 Larutia nubisilvicola — COTA et al. 2022
Distribution	S Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat) Type locality: Southern Thailand at San Yen, Khao Nan National Park, Noppitum District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, 08° 46’ N, 099° 31’ E, ca. 1,300 m elevation.
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: THNHM 11799 female. Paratypes: THNHM 11797 female, THNHM 11798 male, THNHM 11800 female; collected by T. Chan-ard, M. Cota, S. Makchai & S. Lhaoteaw on 20 April 2007.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A small species of Larutia. Mid-body scale row is 24. Possesses 4 supraoculars, 6 supralabials and 5 infralabials. The first infralabial is separate from, but appears as an extension of the mental. The postmental contacts the first and second infralabials as well as the first pair of chin shields. A single gular scale is present between the second pair of chin shields.
Comment	Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017).
Etymology	Larutia nubisilvicola is named as an inhabitant of the cloud forest, where it is found.
References	Chan-ard, Tanya; Michael Cota, Sunchai Makchai and Suttinee Lhaotaew 2011. A New Species of Larutia (Squamata: Scincidae) Found in Peninsular Thailand. The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 5 (1): 57-65 - get paper here Cota, M., Makchai, S., & Pongcharoen, C. 2022. Updated Catalogue of the Amphibian and Reptile Type Specimens of the Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand. Thai Specimens 21: 311––5407 FUKUYAMA, IBUKI; TSUTOMU HIKIDA, MOHAMAD YAZID HOSSMAN, KANTO NISHIKAWA 2019. A new species of the genus Larutia (Squamata: Scincidae) from Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Borneo. Zootaxa 4661 (3): 522–532 - get paper here Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2012/02/2011-larutia-nubisilvicola-thailand… https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/304176295140309 Google images

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