Spondylurus lineolatus (NOBLE & HASSLER, 1933)
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Spondylurus lineolatus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Mabuyinae (Mabuyini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hispaniolan Ten-lined Skink, Lined Mabuya |
| Synonym | Mabuya lineolata NOBLE & HASSLER 1933:16 Mabuya lineolata — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 455 Mabuya lineolata — MAUSFELD et al. 2002 Spondylurus lineolatus — HEDGES & CONN 2012: 164 |
| Distribution | Hispaniola (N Haiti, N Dominican Republic) Type locality: Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi Province, República Dominicana. |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: AMNH 42145, female |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Spondylurus lineolatus is characterized by (1) maximum SVL in males, not available; (2) maximum SVL in females, 63.7 mm; (3) snout width, 1.97–2.34% SVL; (4) head length, 12.9–14.4% SVL; (5) head width, 9.58–11.6% SVL; (6) ear length, 1.18–1.69% SVL; (7) toe-IV length, 7.23–9.16% SVL; (8) prefrontals, two; (9) supraoculars, four; (10) supraciliaries, three (63%), four (38%); (11) frontoparietals, two; (12) supralabial below the eye, four (11%), five (89%); (13) nuchal rows, one (44%), two (56%); (14) dorsals, 57–67; (15) ventrals, 59–67; (16) dorsals + ventrals, 116–134; (17) midbody scale rows, 26–28; (18) finger-IV lamellae, 8–11; (19) toe-IV lamellae, 11–16; (20) finger-IV + toe-IV lamellae, 21–26; (21) supranasal contact, Y (44%), N (56%); (22) prefrontal contact, Y (11%), N (89%); (23) supraocular-1/frontal contact, Y (11%), N (89%); (24) parietal contact, Y; (25) pale middorsal stripe, Y; (26) dark dorsolateral stripe, Y; (27) dark lateral stripe, Y; (28) pale lateral stripe, Y; and (29) palms and soles, dark (Tables 3–5). Spondylurus lineolatus differs from all other species in the Genus Spondylurus by having a smaller head (head length 12.9–14.4% SVL versus 15.0–21.6% SVL in other species) and by having 10 dark dorsal stripes (versus 2– 6 stripes) [HEDGES & CONN 2012]. |
| Comment | For illustrations see Cochran, 1941 and HEDGES & CONN 2012. Similar speces: Ameiva lineolata. Abundance: Rare. This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024. |
| Etymology | Not provided in the original description. However, the species name (lineolatus) is a feminine singular adjective derived from the Latin linea (line), hence lined, referring accurately to the lineate dorsal pattern of this species. |
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