Scincella auranticaudata NGUYEN, NGUYEN, LE, NGUYEN, PHAN, VO, MURPHY & CHE, 2025
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Scincella auranticaudata
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Orange-tailed Ground Skink Vietnamese: Thằn lằn cổ đuôi cam Local Vietnamese: Rắn mối đuôi cam |
| Synonym | Scincella auranticaudata NGUYEN, NGUYEN, LE, NGUYEN, PHAN, VO, MURPHY & CHE 2025: 279 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Binh Thuan) Type locality: Binh Thuan Province, Ta Kou Mountain; 10°49′30″ N, 107°53′46″ E; 286 m a.s.l. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ITBCZ 7700, adult male, 3 Jun. 2020; Sang N. Nguyen and Vu D.H. Nguyen leg.; GenBank: PV022551; ; ITBCZ. Paratypes: VIETNAM • 1 ♀, gravid; Binh Thuan Province, Ta Kou Mountain; 10°48′53″ N, 107°53′43″ E; 520 m a.s.l.; 2 Jun. 2020; Sang N. Nguyen leg.; GenBank: PV022548; ITBCZ 6527; ITBCZ • 1 ♂, adult; Binh Thuan Province, Ta Kou Mountain; 10°48′52″ N, 107°53′42″ E; 504 m a.s.l; 30 May 2020; Sang N. Nguyen and Vu D.H. Nguyen leg.; GenBank: PV022549; ITBCZ 7620; ITBCZ • 1 ♀, gravid; Binh Thuan Province, Ta Kou Mountain; 10°48′52″ N, 107°53′42″ E; 504 m a.s.l; 30 May 2020; Sang N. Nguyen and Vu D.H. Nguyen leg.; GenBank: PV022550; ITBCZ 7623. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Scincella auranticaudata sp. nov. is distinguished from all of its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: medium size in adults (SVL up to 62.1 mm); 34–36 smooth midbody scale rows; dorsal scales not enlarged, ½+8+½ rows on back; 67–74 paravertebrals; 65–69 ventral scale rows; 4 supraoculars; prefrontals separated from or just in contact with one another; 2 loreals; 7 supralabials, fifth below center of eye; 2 anterior and 2 posterior enlarged temporals; 1 pairs of nuchals; tympanum deeply sunk and oval; 10–13 smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 17–20 beneath toe IV; 2 enlarged precloacals; hemipenis smooth, forked near the base with two long symmetrical lobes; dorsum with a vertebral line formed by large black spots. (NGUYEN et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 10988 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after Latin ‘aurantiacus’ (meaning ‘orange-colored’) and ‘caudatus’ (meaning ‘tail’), referring to the orange coloration on the tail of the new species. |
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