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<paragraph blockId="21.[388,517,897,922]" box="[388,517,897,922]" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">(CLADE VI)</paragraph>
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(
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<figureCitation box="[188,256,935,960]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="14.[163,243,1109,1131]" captionTargetBox="[163,1443,196,1069]" captionTargetId="figure-329@14.[163,1443,195,1069]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figure 5. Representatives of each of the seven revised genera, not to scale: (A) Lobulia huonensis (BPBM 40322); (B) Prasinohaema flavipes (BPBM 40369); (C) Nubeoscincus glacialis (BPBM 14712); (D) Papuascincus lineage VII (BPBM 44749); (E) Palaia pulchra (BPBM 38789); (F) Alpinoscincus alpinus (BPBM 44218); (G) Ornithuroscincus pterophilus (BPBM 45705). Images by Allen Allison." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6530705" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6530705/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">FIG. 5</figureCitation>
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; SUPPORTING INFORMATION,
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<figureCitation box="[592,680,935,960]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="15.[145,223,1530,1552]" captionTargetBox="[145,1425,195,1491]" captionTargetId="figure-158@15.[145,1425,195,1491]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figure 6. Pictures in life of (A) Lobulia brongersmai (BPBM 34733); (B) Lobulia elegans (BPBM 18692); (C) Lobulia fortis (paratype; BPBM 41130); (D) Lobulia huonensis (holotype; BPBM 40322); (E) Lobulia lobulus (BPBM 47837); (F) Lobulia marmorata (holotype; BPBM 34150). Images A, B, F by Fred Kraus, images C–E by Allen Allison." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6530711" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6530711/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">FIGS S6</figureCitation>
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, S
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<emphasis box="[145,481,1005,1029]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Z o o b a n k R e g i s t r a t i o n:</emphasis>
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u r n: l s i d: z o o b a n k. org:act:
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species:
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<emphasis box="[324,513,1076,1097]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Lobulia alpina</emphasis>
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Greer
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, 2005
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.
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19(1): 153–179.
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<emphasis box="[145,265,1170,1191]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
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Medium-sized (adult SVL
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) terrestrial to semi-arboreal skinks with moderate limbs (forelimbs 27.0–39.8% of SVL, hindlimbs 31.7–48.7% of SVL); small lobules present on anterior edge of ear opening; two pairs of chin shields in medial contact; modally three supralabials posterior to subocular supralabial; chin shields separated from infralabials by a row of genials; lower eyelid scaly; temporal region fragmented (> 3 scales); nasal scale undivided; frontoparietals unfused; viviparous; litter size 1–4.
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<emphasis box="[169,343,1476,1497]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Alpinoscincus</emphasis>
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differs from all other genera by modally having three (vs. two) supralabials posterior to the subocular supralabial. It further differs from
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<emphasis box="[145,319,1568,1589]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Prasinohaema</emphasis>
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by lacking green blood and tissues, a prehensile tail with a glandular tip, and basally expanded subdigital lamellae. It further differs from
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<emphasis box="[145,235,1660,1681]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Lobulia</emphasis>
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,
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[246,322,1660,1681]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Palaia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Reptilia" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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and
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Allison & Greer" authorityYear="1986" box="[375,533,1661,1682]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Papuascincus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis box="[375,533,1661,1682]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Papuascincus</emphasis>
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by having the lower eyelid scaly (vs. lower eyelid with a semi-transparent window), a fragmented (vs. the standard three-scale) temporal region and the chin shields separated from the infralabials by a row of genials (vs. chin shields abutting infralabials). It further differs from
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<emphasis box="[684,761,1813,1834]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Palaia</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis box="[195,353,1845,1866]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Papuascincus</emphasis>
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by having two pairs of chin shields in medial contact (vs. one pair), unfused (vs. fused) frontoparietals and a viviparous (vs. oviparous) reproductive mode. It further differs from
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<emphasis box="[1313,1390,228,249]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Palaia</emphasis>
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by its longer adult SVL (46.1–72.7 vs.
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) and by lacking basally slightly expanded subidigital lamellae. It further differs from
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<emphasis box="[1219,1386,320,341]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Papuascincus</emphasis>
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by having an undivided (vs. divided) nasal scale.
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<emphasis box="[809,940,413,434]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Etymology:</emphasis>
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A combinatorial noun derived from the Latin adjective
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<emphasis box="[989,1075,444,465]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">alpinus</emphasis>
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, of high mountains, and Latin noun
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<emphasis box="[880,968,475,496]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">scincus</emphasis>
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, a
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of lizard, in reference to the extremely high elevations in which species in this genus occur.
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<emphasis box="[809,1020,598,620]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Species included:</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1034,1337,598,620]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Alpinoscincus alpinus</emphasis>
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(
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Greer
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<emphasis box="[809,865,629,651]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">et al.</emphasis>
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, 2005
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;
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1097,1425,629,651]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Alpinoscincus subalpinus</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation author="Greer AE & Allison A & Cogger HG" box="[817,1013,660,682]" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" pagination="153 - 179" refId="ref44587" refString="Greer AE, Allison A, Cogger HG. 2005. Four new species of Lobulia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from high altitude in New Guinea. Herpetological Monographs 19: 153 - 179." type="journal article" year="2005">
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Greer
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<emphasis box="[890,946,660,681]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">et al.</emphasis>
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, 2005
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</bibRefCitation>
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)
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</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1028,1161,660,681]" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" rank="species">comb. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="241" type="distribution">
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<paragraph blockId="21.[809,1425,722,990]" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">
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<emphasis box="[809,965,722,743]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Distribution:</emphasis>
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The two species of
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<emphasis box="[1210,1377,722,743]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Alpinoscincus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are restricted to extremely high elevations (>
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a.s.l. in
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" baseAuthorityYear="2005" box="[842,966,784,805]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Alpinoscincus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Reptilia" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alpinus">
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<emphasis box="[842,966,784,805]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">A. alpinus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and>
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<quantity box="[1053,1142,784,806]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.35" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" unit="m" value="2350.0">2350 m</quantity>
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a.s.l. in
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" baseAuthorityYear="2005" box="[1250,1416,784,805]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Alpinoscincus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Reptilia" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subalpinus">
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<emphasis box="[1250,1416,784,805]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">A. subalpinus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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) in the north-western Owen Stanley Range in the Papuan Peninsula.
|
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" baseAuthorityYear="2005" box="[1043,1308,845,866]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Alpinoscincus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Reptilia" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alpinus">
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||
<emphasis box="[1043,1308,845,866]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Alpinoscincus alpinus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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occurs in the Murray Range, the Wharton Range, and on Mt Albert Edward and Mt Yule.
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" baseAuthorityYear="2005" box="[1132,1424,906,927]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Alpinoscincus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Reptilia" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subalpinus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[1132,1424,906,927]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Alpinoscincus subalpinus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
occurs farther to the north-west, in the vicinity of Wau and Mt Missim.
|
||
</paragraph>
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||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="241" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph blockId="21.[809,1425,1030,1175]" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">
|
||
<emphasis box="[809,919,1030,1051]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="241">Remarks:</emphasis>
|
||
Molecular evidence suggests that another undescribed species occurs on the summit of
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Miscanthus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="21" pageNumber="241" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="victoria">Mt Victoria</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but the specimen (BPBM 47913) was unavailable for morphological examination at the time of writing.
|
||
</paragraph>
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||
</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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