Ornithuroscincus viridis SLAVENKO, TAMAR, TALLOWIN, KRAUS, ALLISON, CARRANZA & MEIRI, 2021
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Ornithuroscincus viridis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Ornithuroscincus viridis SLAVENKO, TAMAR, TALLOWIN, KRAUS, ALLISON, CARRANZA & MEIRI 2021 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Central Province) Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Province, crest of Owen Stanley Mts along the Kokoda Track, Myola 2 (9.1509°S, 147.7678°E), 2075 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | Viviparous. Litter size of all three gravid females 2. (Slavenko et al. 2021) |
| Types | Holotype: BPBM 44744 (field tag AA 23450), gravid adult female with two embryos, collected by O. Tallowin, on 5 April 2014. Paratypes (n = 16): Papua New Guinea: Central Province: Crest of Owen Stanley Mts along the Kokoda Track: Myola 2 Guest House, 9.1509°S, 147.7675°E (WGS 84), 2076 m a.s.l. (BPBM 44729–38; four males, five females, one juvenile); Myola 1, 9.1508°S, 147.7675°E (WGS 84), 2057 m a.s.l. (BPBM 44739; female); Myola 1, 9.1506°S, 147.7672°E (WGS 84), 2072 m a.s.l. (BPBM 44740; male); Myola 1, 9.1509°S, 147.7675°E (WGS 84), 2076 m a.s.l. (BPBM 44741–42; two males); same locality as holotype (BPBM 44743; male); Myola 2, 9.1509°S, 147.7679°E (WGS 84), 2076 m a.s.l. (BPBM 44745; male). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized species of Ornithuroscincus (adult SVL 42.1–54.8 mm) characterized by the unique combination of short limbs (forelimbs 25.7–30.8% of SVL, hindlimbs 29.0–40.6% of SVL); frontoparietals unfused; nuchals 1–3 pairs; paravertebral scales 57–70; mid-body scale rows 32–41; 4th digit on front foot not longer than 3rd; subdigital lamellae 12–18 under 4th toe; single supradigital scales 3–5 on 4th toe; dorsal coloration light to dark brown in preservative, light to dark greenish brown in life; dark brown to black lateral field present; dorsolateral stripes absent; flanks speckled with spots no more than a single scale wide, blue in preservative, green in life; uniform coloration on abdomen, thighs and precloacal region that lacks brown spotting, light blue in preservative, bright green in life; tail uniformly light blue more or less speckled with light brown spots; palmar and plantar surfaces brown. (Slavenko et al. 2021). Additional details (2483 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: O. inornatus, O. sabini, O. pterophilus. |
| Etymology | From the Latin single-ending adjective viridis, green, in reference to the diagnostic coloration of the species in life. |
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