Scincella dunan KOIZUMI, OTA &HIKID/A, 2022
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Scincella dunan
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Scincella dunan KOIZUMI, OTA &HIKID/A 2022 |
| Distribution | Japan (Yonagunijima Island) Type locality: Japan, Ryukyu Arshipelago, Yonagunijima Island (24°26'43.8'' N, 122°57'34.4'' E) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: KUZ R47494, adult male, collected by T. Yamasaki, on 29 July 1998. Paratypes (n=33): KUZ |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Scincella dunan can be distinguished from other congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: small size in adults (SVL up to 51.8 mm, AGL up to 29.9 mm); 26–29 smooth midbody scale rows; 55–67 ventral scale rows; 57–70 paravertebral scale rows; usually six, sometimes seven supraciliaries; prefrontals conditions (contacted, contacting at a point, and separated) appear about the same; tympanum deeply recessed, and no ear lobules; forelimb and hindlimb length to SVL with 0.19–0.26 and 0.28–0.37, respectively; smooth lamellae beneath toe IV with 13–17 lamellae; dorsolateral stripes often broken up by light spots and the width of which is uncertain, some clearly defined and 2–3.5 scale rows of dorsolateral stripes, both margins of the stripes are wavy; large, dark irregular spots densely scattered under the dorsolateral stripes (Fig. 7) (Koizumi et al. 2022). |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific name is derived from an old local name of Yonagunijima Island, which is not commonly used as a place name now. This term refers to the difficulty involved in accessing the island because of the cliffs (Koizumi et al. 2022). |
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