Lipinia sekayuensis GRISMER, ISMAIL, AWANG, RIZAL & AHMAD, 2014
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Sekayu Striped Skink |
Synonym | Lipinia sekayuensis GRISMER, ISMAIL, AWANG, RIZAL & AHMAD 2014 |
Distribution | Peninsular Malaysia Type locality: Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (4°58.127 N, 102°57.433 E at 33 m elevation). |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: LSUHC 11593, Adult male collected by Nur Afny Syazwany Abu Zarim on 30 March 2013 at 1200 hrs |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other species of Lipinia by having the combination of an adult SVL of 42.3 mm; six supralabials; five infralabials; four supraoculars; prefrontals widely separated; two loreals; fused frontoparietals; lower eyelids bearing a large, transparent disc; 21 midbody scale rows; 56 paravertertebral scale rows; 65 ventral scale rows; enlarged, precloacal scales; 10 subdigital lamellae on the third finger; 11, 15, and seven lamellae on the third, fourth, and fifth toes, respectively; distal subdigital lamellae keeled; a median row of slightly enlarged, subcaudal scales; a generally unicolor, dark-brown dorsum bearing nine very faint, diffuse, darker stripes; and an external ear opening replaced by a scaly, auditory depression. |
Comment | Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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