Lobulia lobulus (LOVERIDGE, 1945)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Elegant Lobulia |
Synonym | Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) elegantoides lobulus LOVERIDGE 1945: 49 Lygosoma lobulus — KRAUS 2020 Lobulia lobulus — SLAVENKO et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Mount Wilhelm, Madang Division) Type locality: Papua New Guinea; Type locality: 7500-8000 feet on Mount Wilhelm, Bismarck Range, Madang Division, New Guinea [lobulus] |
Reproduction | ovovivparous (with a single examined litter size of 3, fide Slavenko et al. 2021). |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 47067, adult male; Paratypes: MCZ R-47068-82 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (preliminary): Based on information provided in Loveridge (1945) and photographs of the holotype available from MCZ (Fig. 6), it differs from L. elegans in having 34–36 midbody scale rows (vs. 30–32 in L. elegans), posterior loreal square or slightly higher than long (vs. longer than high in L. elegans), dorsal rows of dark-brown spots joined to form two mid-dorsal stripes (vs. dorsal spots distinct and not arrayed in stripes in L. elegans), white lateral stripe present (vs. absent in L. elegans), and paired dark-brown dorsal spots on the tail (vs. single row in L. elegans) (Kraus 2020). Additional details (1534 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Synonymy: previously considered as a synonym of L. elegans, but resurrected by Kraus 2020. |
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