Tytthoscincus perhentianensis (GRISMER, WOOD & GRISMER, 2009)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Perhentian Island Forest Skink |
Synonym | Sphenomorphus perhentianensis GRISMER, WOOD & GRISMER 2009 Sphenomorphus perhentianensis — GRISMER 2011 Tytthoscincus perhentianensis — GRISMER et al. 2016 |
Distribution | West Malaysia (Pulau Perhentian Besar) Type locality: Pulau Perhentian Besar on the trail behind Water Colours Resort (05°54.054 N, 102°44.343 E), Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: LSUHC 8075, adult male, collected on October 18, 2007 by Perry L. Wood Jr.. |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Sphenomorphus perhentianensis is differentiated from all other species of Sundaland and Malay Peninsula Sphenomorphus because it is small SVL (30.0mm) and having 29 midbody scale rows, smooth as opposed to striated dorsal scales, 65 paravertebrals, 61 ventrals, four supraoculars, parietals contacting the posterior-most supraocular, one medially projecting superciliary scale, two loreals, six supralabials and infralabials, ten lamellae beneath the fourth toe, smooth subdigital lamellae, enlarged preanal scales, no body bands, a dark brown, diffuse, dorsolateral stripe extending to just past the axilla, a cream coloured dorsolateral stripe on the nape and anterior-most portion of the body, and no cream coloured postorbital stripe. Table 2 shows the distribution of these character states across all 36 species )from GRISMER et al. 2009]. Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | named after the type locality. |
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