Lipinia septentrionalis GÜNTHER, 2000

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lipinia septentrionalis GÜNTHER 2000 Lipinia septentrionalis — DAS & AUSTIN 2007
Distribution	Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Irian Jaya) Type locality: “Sepik Fluß in der heutigen East Sepik Province von Papua New Guinea”
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: ZMB 23043, collected by BÜRGERS in 1912 or 1913. Paratypes: ZMB
Diagnosis
Comment	24–26 midbody scale rows; seven supralabials; 18–22 lamellae under toe IV; and a cream vertebral stripe that broadens towards the tail, bordered by a dark line on each side (from DAS & AUSTIN 2007).
Etymology	Latin “northern” for the location of the type locality.
References	Das, I. & Austin, C.C. 2007. New Species of Lipinia (Squamata: Scincidae) from Borneo, Revealed by Molecular and Morphological Data. Journal of Herpetology 41 (1): 61 - get paper here Günther, R. 2000. In alten Sammlungen aus Neuguinea entdeckt: Zwei neue Arten der Gattung Lipinia (Squamata: Scincidae). Salamandra 36 (3): 157-174 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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