Melanoseps sokokensis MALONZA, NYAMACHE & BWONG, 2024
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Melanoseps sokokensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Melanoseps sokokensis MALONZA, NYAMACHE & BWONG 2024 |
| Distribution | Kenya Type locality: Kenya, Kilifi County, near Gede Forest Station in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (3°17’40.56”S, 39°58’53.04”E; 36 m a.s.l.); |
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| Types | Holotype: NMK–L3329, Field No. JN0068, adult; collected on 29 March 2010, by Joash Nyamache and Peter Mwasi and deposited in the collections of the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi. (figures 3 & 4) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species has 22 midbody scale rows, 142 ventral scales and 45 subcaudal scales. Snout-vent length 145 mm; tail length 40 mm; midbody diameter 8.3 mm; snout-vent length/tail length 3.6; colour entirely brown above and pale brown below. It is assignable to the genus Melanoseps on the basis of the nostril being pierced near posterior margin of rostral; supranasals in broad contact behind rostral; frontonasal in contact with frontal; interparietal very large and in contact with supraoculars; parietals divided (upper one larger), in contact behind interparietal; three supraoculars; three supraciliaries; no suboculars; five supralabials, the first largest; no external ear openings; eyes reduced, no upper eyelid, an elongate scaly lower eyelid present (Broadley & Howell 1991; Broadley et al., 2006). Melanoseps sokokensis sp. nov. is a medium-sized and robustly built species, with a rounded snout, exposed eyes and a broad rostral bordered posteriorly by a pair of supranasals that are themselves bordered posteriorly by a very large frontonasal. (Malonza et al. 2024) Additional details (3073 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality, Arabuko-Sokoke Forest. |
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