Scincella chengduensis JIA, GAO, WU, WANG, LIU, LIU, JIANG, JIANG, REN & LI, 2025
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Scincella chengduensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Chengdu ground skink Chinese: Chéng Dū Huá Xī (成都滑蜥) |
| Synonym | Scincella chengduensis JIA, GAO, WU, WANG, LIU, LIU, JIANG, JIANG, REN & LI 2025 |
| Distribution | China (Sichuan) Type locality: Jiguanshan Forest Park, Chongzhou, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; coordinates 30.77389764° N, 103.22196458° E; elevation 1831 m a.s.l., |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. CIB 118787 (field no. JGS2018016) (Figure 5), adult male, collected by Ke Jiang, Jin-Long Ren, and Jun Lei on 15 May 2018. Paratypes. CIB 118786, adult female, collected from the same locality as the holotype. CIB 107637, juvenile, collected from Xiling Snow Mountain Scenic Area, Dayi, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; coordinates 30.68313555° N, 103.28359164° E; elevation 1319 m a.s.l.; col- xxx lected by Yue-Zhao Wang and Yue-Ying Chen on 30 June 2017. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Scincella chengduensis sp. nov. can be clearly distinguished by a combination of the following unique characters: (1) slender, medium‐sized body, snout‐vent length 28.4–43.2 mm; (2) infralabials seven, rarely six; (3) supraciliaries six or seven; (4) tympanum deeply recessed without lobules, tympanum diameters equal to or exceeding palpebral disc diameters; (5) midbody scale‐row counts 23; (6) dorsal scales smooth, slightly enlarged, paravertebral scale‐row counts 57–60, ventral scale‐row counts 42–44, gulars 21–22; (7) upper edge of lateral longitudinal stripes relatively straight, four rows of dorsal scales in middle; (8) enlarged, undivided lamellae beneath finger IV 8–9, enlarged, undivided lamellae beneath toe IV 10–12; (9) ventral surface densely covered with dark spots; (10) grayish-brown, irregular dorsal stripes 2–3, black dorsolateral stripes from posterior corner of eye to lateral side of tail. (Jia et al. 2025) Additional details (6443 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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