Sphenomorphus yersini NGUYEN, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, ORLOV & MURPHY, 2018
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Sphenomorphus yersini
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Yersin’s Forest Skink |
| Synonym | Sphenomorphus yersini NGUYEN, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, ORLOV & MURPHY 2018 Sphenomorphus yersini — NGUYEN et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | S Vietnam (known only from Hon Ba NR, Khanh Hoa Province) Type locality: Hon Ba NR., Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam; 12°8’13”N, 108°57’39”E; elevation 1162 m a.s.l. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ITBCZ 5685, adult male, collected from Hon Ba NR., Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam; coordinates 12°8’13”N, 108°57’39”E; elevation 1162 m a.s.l. by L.T. Nguyen, V.D.H. Nguyen, and S.N. Nguyen on 16 October 2016 (Fig. 1). Paratypes. Two specimens, also collected from Hon Ba NR by L.T. Nguyen, V.D.H. Nguyen, and S.N. Nguyen: ITBCZ 5686, adult female (Fig. 2C&D), and ITBCZ 5684, adult male (Figs. 2A&B and 3), collected on 14 October 2016, coordinates 12°8’22”N, 108°58’06”E; elevation 932 m a.s.l. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Sphenomorphus yersini sp. nov. is distinguished from all of its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: size in adults (SVL) up to 56 mm; TaL/SVL ratio 1.81; toes reach to fingers when limbs adpressed; 32–34 smooth midbody scale rows; 61–69 paravertebral scales; 58–67 ventral scale rows; 112 subcaudal scales; four, rarely five, supraoculars; prefrontals in broad contact with one another; two loreal scales; tympanum deeply sunk; smooth lamellae beneath Finger IV and Toe IV 10–12 and 18–20, respectively; two enlarged precloacal scales; hemipenis smooth, deeply forked, asymmetrical with a long lobe and another short; black and interruptive dorsolateral line; lateral side and lower part of head, neck, and tail orange to red in male. Additional details (5915 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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