Scincella apraefrontalis NGUYEN, NGUYEN, BÖHME & ZIEGLER, 2010
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Huulien Ground Skink Vietnamese: Thằn lằn cổ hữu liên F: Scinque de terre d’Huulien G: Huulien Bodenskink |
Synonym | Scincella apraefrontalis NGUYEN, NGUYEN, BÖHME & ZIEGLER 2010 Scincella apraefrontalis — LINKEM et al. 2011 |
Distribution | Vietnam (Lang Son, Nghe An) Type locality: Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Huu Lung District, Lang Son Province (21°40’N, 106°20’E), elevation ca. 200 m. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: IEBR A.0832, an adult male collected in April 1998 by Nguyen Van Sang and Nguyen Quang Truong. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Small skink (36.1 mm SVL); supranasals absent; prefrontals absent; nuchals two or three pairs; nasal and first supralabial fused; loreal single; supralabials six; infralabials five; lower eyelid with undivided opaque window; external ear openings absent; midbody scales in 18 rows; limbs short, pentadactyl, widely separated when adpressed; subdigital lamellae in one row under the digits, numbering eight on fourth toe; dorsum and tail base bronze brown with some indistinct darker spots in anterior part of each scale; laterals paler with three or four longitudinal dark brown stripes. Additional details (3227 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after Latin apraefrontalis – meaning “without prefrontals”. |
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