Sphenomorphus modiglianii (BOULENGER, 1894)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Lygosoma modigliani BOULENGER 1894: 614 Lygosoma (Hinulia) modigliani — DE ROOIJ 1915: 175 Sphenomorphus modigliani — MITTLEMAN 1952 Sphenomorphus modigliani — MALKMUS et al. 2002: 283 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Sumatra: Mentawi Island, Borneo) Type locality: Sumatra: Mentawi Island: Sipora |
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Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.16.98 (formerly 94.12.18.10), Sereinu, Mentowei Islands, collected Dr. E Modigliani. |
Diagnosis | Snout short, obtuse; lower eyelid scaly; ear-opening oval, smaller than the eye-opening, no lobules. Nostril in the nasal; no supranasals; rostral very low, thrice as broad as deep; frontonasal much more broad than long, forming a broad straight suture with the rostral ; praefrontals in contact ; frontal as long as frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the two anterior supraoculars; four supraoculars; five supraciliaries; frontoparietals and interparietal equal; parietals in contact; no nuchals; fourth and fifth labials below the eye. Body with 32 scales round the middle, dorsals as large as ventrals, laterals smaller; the distance between the tip ofthe snout and the fore limb is contained one time and two fifths to one time and a half in the distance between axilla and groin ; praeanals enlarged. Limbs meeting or slightly overlapping, when adpressed; digits moderate, fourth toe with 15 smooth lamellae below (de Rooij 1917: 175). Coloration: Brown above, sides darker, light-spotted ; lips with dark vertical bars. Lower parts whitish (de Rooij 1917: 175). Size: Length of head and body 41 mm.; tail (tip broken) 41 mm (de Rooij 1917: 175). |
Comment | Type: not in BMNH (P. Campbell, pers. comm., 7 July 2014). Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). |
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