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<paragraph blockId="34.[364,577,1205,1230]" box="[364,577,1205,1230]" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">HUON MOSS SKINK</paragraph>
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(
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<quantity box="[542,627,1846,1868]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.556" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2556.0">2556 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
(BPBM 40325; male);
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
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<emphasis box="[338,349,1878,1899]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">c</emphasis>
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.
|
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<locationDeviation box="[367,650,1877,1899]" location="Teptep" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">
|
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<quantity box="[367,444,1877,1899]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.1" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="km" value="11.0">11 km</quantity>
|
||
WNW of Teptep
|
||
</locationDeviation>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate box="[665,773,1877,1899]" degrees="5.9365" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="-5.9365">5.9365°S</geoCoordinate>
|
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,
|
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<geoCoordinate box="[827,964,197,219]" degrees="146.5487" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="146.5487">146.5487°E</geoCoordinate>
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(WGS 84),
|
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<elevation box="[1105,1259,197,219]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.686" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2686.0">
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<quantity box="[1105,1194,197,219]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.686" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2686.0">2686 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
(BPBM 40326; male);
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
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<emphasis box="[906,917,228,249]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">c</emphasis>
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.
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<locationDeviation box="[932,1180,228,250]" location="Teptep" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">
|
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<quantity box="[932,990,228,250]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="km" value="2.0">2 km</quantity>
|
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NNW of Teptep
|
||
</locationDeviation>
|
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,
|
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<geoCoordinate box="[1193,1297,228,250]" degrees="5.9339" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="-5.9339">5.9339°S</geoCoordinate>
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||
,
|
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<geoCoordinate box="[1309,1442,228,250]" degrees="146.5567" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="146.5567">146.5567°E</geoCoordinate>
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||
(WGS 84),
|
||
<elevation box="[954,1103,258,280]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5639999999999996" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2564.0">
|
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<quantity box="[954,1040,258,280]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5639999999999996" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2564.0">2564 m</quantity>
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||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
(BPBM 40328–29;
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
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|
||
<specimenCount box="[1331,1438,258,280]" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" type="male">one male</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount box="[827,960,289,311]" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" type="female">one female</specimenCount>
|
||
); Siwasiwa,
|
||
<geoCoordinate box="[1108,1215,289,311]" degrees="5.9377" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="-5.9377">5.9377°S</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
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<geoCoordinate box="[1228,1364,289,311]" degrees="146.5592" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="146.5592">146.5592°E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
(WGS 84),
|
||
<elevation box="[878,1028,320,342]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.44" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2440.0">
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||
<quantity box="[878,965,320,341]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.44" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2440.0">2440 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
(BPBM 40333; juvenile);
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2010-10-03" collectorName="A. Allison & Dopeke" country="Papua New Guinea" county="Finisterre Range" elevation="2359" latitude="-5.9334" location="Teptep" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="146.5336" municipality="Wil" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" specimenCount="10" specimenCount-female="4" specimenCount-juvenile="1" specimenCount-male="5" stateProvince="Madang" typeStatus="paratype">
|
||
Siwasiwa Camp, near
|
||
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03EF4E777C35CA5EFE94FB3A239BF8F2:8E99A9BA7C35CA58FC7AFEEB247DFED0" box="[970,1051,351,372]" country="Papua New Guinea" county="Finisterre Range" latitude="-5.9334" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="146.5336" municipality="Wil" name="Teptep" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" stateProvince="Madang">Teptep</location>
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,
|
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<geoCoordinate box="[1064,1169,350,372]" degrees="5.9464" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="-5.9464">5.9464°S</geoCoordinate>
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||
,
|
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<geoCoordinate box="[1181,1315,350,372]" degrees="146.5601" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="146.5601">146.5601°E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
(WGS 84),
|
||
<elevation box="[827,968,381,403]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.478" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2478.0">
|
||
<quantity box="[827,909,381,403]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.478" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2478.0">2478 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
(BPBM 40334, 40337;
|
||
<specimenCount box="[1223,1339,381,403]" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" type="male">two males</specimenCount>
|
||
);
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
<materialsCitation collectingDate="2010-10-03" collectorName="A. Allison & Dopeke" country="Papua New Guinea" county="Finisterre Range" elevation="2359" latitude="-5.9334" location="Teptep" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="146.5336" municipality="Wil" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" specimenCount="10" specimenCount-female="4" specimenCount-juvenile="1" specimenCount-male="5" stateProvince="Madang" typeStatus="paratype">
|
||
vicinity of
|
||
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03EF4E777C35CA5EFE94FB3A239BF8F2:8E99A9BA7C35CA58FCE9FE282468FE16" box="[857,1038,412,434]" country="Papua New Guinea" county="Finisterre Range" latitude="-5.9334" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="146.5336" municipality="Wil" name="Teptep Station" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" stateProvince="Madang">Teptep Station</location>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate box="[1052,1159,412,434]" degrees="5.9552" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="-5.9552">5.9552°S</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate box="[1173,1310,412,434]" degrees="146.5595" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="146.5595">146.5595°E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
(WGS 84),
|
||
<elevation box="[827,973,442,464]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.173" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2173.0">
|
||
<quantity box="[827,912,443,464]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.173" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2173.0">2173 m</quantity>
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||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
(BPBM 40335; female);
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
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|
||
“ca.
|
||
<locationDeviation location="Teptep" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">
|
||
<quantity box="[1304,1362,442,464]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="km" value="2.0">2 km</quantity>
|
||
NW of Teptep
|
||
</locationDeviation>
|
||
”,
|
||
<geoCoordinate box="[927,1028,473,495]" degrees="5.9334" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="-5.9334">5.9334°S</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate box="[1040,1170,473,495]" degrees="146.5336" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" precision="5" value="146.5336">146.5336°E</geoCoordinate>
|
||
(WGS 84),
|
||
<elevation box="[1300,1443,473,495]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.687" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2687.0">
|
||
<quantity box="[1300,1384,473,495]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.687" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="m" value="2687.0">2687 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
||
(BPBM 40336; male)
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph blockId="34.[827,1444,566,1232]" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">
|
||
<emphasis box="[827,961,567,588]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
|
||
A medium-sized species of
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Greer" authorityYear="1974" box="[1345,1443,566,587]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[1345,1443,566,587]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Lobulia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(adult SVL
|
||
<quantity box="[977,1158,597,619]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.455" metricValueMax="6.39" metricValueMin="4.52" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" unit="mm" value="54.55" valueMax="63.9" valueMin="45.2">45.2–63.9 mm</quantity>
|
||
), characterized by the unique combination of frontoparietals unfused; supraorbital ridges not pronounced; nuchals 1–3 pairs; paravertebral scales 59–68; mid-body scale rows 33–38; 4
|
||
<superScript attach="left" box="[998,1013,719,731]" fontSize="5" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">th</superScript>
|
||
digit on front foot longer than 3
|
||
<superScript attach="none" box="[1421,1436,719,731]" fontSize="5" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">rd</superScript>
|
||
; subdigital lamellae 19–25 under 4
|
||
<superScript attach="left" box="[1281,1296,750,762]" fontSize="5" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">th</superScript>
|
||
toe; single supradigital scales 3–4 on 4
|
||
<superScript attach="left" box="[1163,1178,780,792]" fontSize="5" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">th</superScript>
|
||
toe; mid-dorsum with two rows of large dark brown spots on an olive green background; top of tail base with two rows of large dark brown spots; fragmented white dorsolateral stripes present, extending from parietals to base of tail; flanks dark brown with light spots; unbroken white lateral stripes present, extending from occiput to hindlimbs; ventral coloration light blue on chin, light blue to lemon yellow on abdomen and base of tail in life, uniform light blue in preservative; thighs and precloacal region lack brown spotting; ventral surfaces of tail speckled with light brown spots forming fragmented parallel longitudinal lines; palmar and plantar surfaces pale to lemon yellow in life, light brown in preservative.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph blockId="34.[827,1443,1273,1663]" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">
|
||
<emphasis box="[827,1268,1273,1295]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">
|
||
Comparisons:
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[1022,1268,1273,1295]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huonensis">Lobulia huonensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Zweifel" authorityYear="1972" box="[827,1038,1304,1325]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brongersmai">
|
||
<emphasis box="[827,1038,1304,1325]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Lo. brongersmai</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in having unfused (vs. fused) frontoparietals. It differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Kraus" baseAuthorityYear="2020" box="[1169,1292,1334,1356]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="elegans">
|
||
<emphasis box="[1169,1292,1334,1356]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Lo. elegans</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[1345,1443,1334,1356]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fortis">
|
||
<emphasis box="[1345,1443,1334,1356]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Lo. fortis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in having white dorsolateral stripes and lateral stripes (vs. absent).
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[986,1212,1396,1417]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huonensis">
|
||
<emphasis box="[986,1212,1396,1417]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Lobulia huonensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is most similar in scalation and general habitus to
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName=", Kraus" authorityYear="2020" box="[1204,1329,1426,1448]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lobulus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[1204,1329,1426,1448]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Lo. lobulus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. It differs from it in dorsal coloration—whereas
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName=", Kraus" authorityYear="2020" box="[1268,1394,1457,1479]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lobulus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[1268,1394,1457,1479]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Lo. lobulus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has dorsal rows of dark brown spots joined to form two mid-dorsal stripes,
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[1046,1201,1518,1540]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="34" pageNumber="254" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huonensis">
|
||
<emphasis box="[1046,1201,1518,1540]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">Lo. huonensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has large mid-dorsal dark brown spots arrayed in parallel longitudinal rows (not creating stripes), giving it an overall “lighter” appearance—and in having a higher average count of paravertebral scales [62.7 (59–68) vs. 57.7 (54–61)].
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph blockId="34.[827,1442,1693,1899]" lastBlockId="35.[809,1425,197,556]" lastPageId="35" lastPageNumber="255" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">
|
||
<emphasis box="[827,1182,1693,1715]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">
|
||
Description of the
|
||
<typeStatus box="[1069,1176,1693,1714]" pageId="34" pageNumber="254">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
:
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Rostral broad and shallow, wider than deep, projecting slightly onto top of snout; nasals more or less rectangular, separated by rostral and frontonasal contact, projecting anterodorsally onto dorsum of snout; nostril circular, centred within nasal; frontonasal large, with eight sides, extending laterally to slightly above the level of nares, in broad contact with frontal; prefrontals large, separated by frontonasal and frontal contact, bordered lateroventrally by two loreals; supraoculars four, anterior two in contact with frontal, posterior three in contact with frontoparietals; frontal roughly kite shaped, widest anteriorly; frontoparietals single pair in medial contact, in narrow contact with frontal; interparietal of roughly similar area to single frontoparietal, kite shaped, widest anteriorly; parietal eye spot absent; parietals in contact behind interparietal, in contact anteriorly with frontoparietals, posteriormost supraocular and two pretemporals; nuchals single pair, transversely enlarged, wider than long, separated from secondary temporal by a single intercalated scale. Anterior loreal smaller than posterior loreal, higher than long; posterior loreal longer than high; lower preocular roughly square in shape; upper preocular much smaller, longer than high; presubocular single; postsuboculars four, lowest interdigitated between subocular supralabial and penultimate supralabial; lower eyelid scaly, moveable, with a clear palpebral disc smaller than size of ear opening; supraciliaries eight, anteriormost not in contact with frontal, posteriormost projecting medially and interdigitated between posteriormost supraocular and upper pretemporal; primary temporals two, lower interdigitated between posterior two supralabials; secondary temporals two, upper larger and overlapping lower; supralabials seven, fifth in contact with small scales of lower eyelid; postsupralabials two; ear opening moderately large, with lobules along anterior margin. Mental single; postmental single, contacting two anteriormost infralabials; infralabials eight; enlarged chin shields four pairs, the first two pairs in medial contact, third pair narrowly separated by single medial scale, fourth pair separated by three medial scales; posteriormost chin shield in contact with penultimate infralabial. Body scales smooth, in 36 rows at midbody; paravertebral scales 67; medial precloacal scales enlarged, overlapping lateral precloacals. Scales on dorsal surface of 4th toe in two rows proximally, single row distally beginning at third interphalangeal joint, three single scales; subdigital lamellae under 4th toe 23, smooth. In preservative (
|
||
<figureCitation box="[153,233,1546,1568]" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="20.[163,243,1575,1597]" captionTargetBox="[423,1182,196,1532]" captionTargetId="figure-87@20.[419,1187,192,1536]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Figure 11. Lobulia huonensis holotype (BPBM 40322), in (A) dorsal view, (B) ventral view, (C) lateral view of head, (D) dorsal view of head and (E) ventral view of head. Images by Alex Slavenko." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6530721" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6530721/files/figure.png" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
|
||
), base dorsal coloration coppery brown, with two mid-dorsal parallel rows of large dark brown spots two to four scales long, extending to base of tail; spots become smaller posteriorly on tail; dorsolateral stripes present as light blue fragmented stripes extending from occiput to base of tail; lateral field dark brown, speckled with light blue spots one to two single scales wide; unfragmented light blue lateral stripe present, extending from postsupralabials, across ear opening, to hind limbs; head similar in coloration to dorsum, with dark brown spotting, mostly in centre of scales and along scale margins; ventral surfaces uniform light blue; light brown dusting present on ventral surface of tail, roughly forming parallel longitudinal rows along tail margins; scales on palmar and plantar surfaces light brown, contrasting with dark brown digits. In life (
|
||
<figureCitation box="[970,1040,350,372]" 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="35" pageNumber="255">Figs 6</figureCitation>
|
||
,
|
||
<figureCitation box="[1053,1081,350,371]" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="21.[147,226,734,756]" captionTargetBox="[145,769,195,695]" captionTargetId="figure-743@21.[145,769,195,695]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Figure 12. Lobulia huonensis holotype (BPBM 40322), in life, in (A) dorsal view and (B) ventral view. Images by Allen Allison." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6530725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6530725/files/figure.png" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">12</figureCitation>
|
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), dorsal colour coppery brown with black mid-dorsal spots; fragmented dorsolateral stripes, uniform lateral stripes and spots on lateral field white; chin light blue; ventral surfaces of chest, abdomen, thighs, precloacal region and tail lemon yellow, with tail becoming light blue posteriorly; scales on palmar and plantar surfaces lemon yellow.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="35.[809,1425,597,1876]" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">
|
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<emphasis box="[809,938,597,618]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">Variation:</emphasis>
|
||
Adult body size
|
||
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|
||
SVL (mean = 54.0, SD = 4.7,
|
||
<emphasis box="[1076,1117,628,649]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
17). Females (mean = 51.8, range: 45.2–63.9, SD = 7.2,
|
||
<emphasis box="[1179,1227,659,680]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
5) have larger maximal size than males (mean = 56.5, range: 51.5– 60.2, SD = 3.2,
|
||
<emphasis box="[984,1027,720,741]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
12). Forelimbs 37.7–43.6% of SVL (mean = 42.1%, SD = 1.7,
|
||
<emphasis box="[1121,1165,751,772]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
17). Hindlimbs 46.1– 51.9% of SVL (mean = 49.8%, SD = 1.6,
|
||
<emphasis box="[1265,1308,781,802]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
17). Scale rows at midbody 33–38 (mean = 36.2, SD = 1.3,
|
||
<emphasis box="[1337,1378,812,833]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
19); paravertebral scales 59–68 (mean = 62.7, SD = 2.6,
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
18). Lamellae under 4th toe 19–25 (mean = 21.3, SD = 1.3,
|
||
<emphasis box="[918,960,904,925]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
19); single supradigital scales on 4th toe 3–4 (mean = 3.1, SD = 0.3,
|
||
<emphasis box="[1126,1169,935,956]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N =</emphasis>
|
||
19). Mostly 1–3 pairs of nuchals, but BPBM 40323, 40325, 4027, 40328, 40333 and 40325 have an asymmetrical number of nuchals, with either one more nuchal on right side (BPBM 40327) or on left side (all others). Primary nuchals usually separated from secondary temporals by a single smaller intercalated scale (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1255,1275,1119,1140]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 16), rarely by two on left side and one on right (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1252,1272,1149,1170]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 2) or none on left side and one on right (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1188,1208,1180,1201]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 1). Prefrontals usually separated by frontonasal and frontal contact (
|
||
<emphasis box="[818,838,1241,1262]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 16), rarely by a single azygous scale (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1340,1360,1241,1262]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 3). Supraciliaries rarely seven (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1157,1177,1272,1293]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 1), typically eight (
|
||
<emphasis box="[818,838,1303,1324]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 9), occasionally nine (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1152,1172,1303,1324]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 7) or ten (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1338,1358,1303,1324]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 2). Anteriormost supraciliary usually not in contact with frontal (
|
||
<emphasis box="[902,922,1364,1385]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 14), sometimes in narrow contact (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1348,1368,1364,1385]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 5). Postsuboculars usually three (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1162,1182,1395,1416]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 16), rarely four (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1405,1425,1395,1416]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 2) or two (
|
||
<emphasis box="[949,969,1425,1446]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 1). Supralabials almost always seven (
|
||
<emphasis box="[817,837,1456,1477]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 18), rarely nine (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1052,1072,1456,1477]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 1). Primary temporals either single (
|
||
<emphasis box="[895,915,1487,1508]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 13) or two (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1080,1100,1487,1508]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 6). Infralabials rarely six (
|
||
<emphasis box="[817,837,1517,1538]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 1), typically seven (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1088,1108,1517,1538]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 13), occasionally eight (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1405,1425,1517,1538]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 3) and rarely nine (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1058,1078,1548,1569]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 1). Infralabials posterior to contact with chin shields usually one (
|
||
<emphasis box="[1255,1275,1579,1600]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 18), rarely two (
|
||
<emphasis box="[865,885,1609,1630]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 1).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph blockId="35.[809,1425,597,1876]" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">
|
||
Colour pattern of all examined specimens generally similar to
|
||
<typeStatus box="[930,1031,1670,1692]" pageId="35" pageNumber="255">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
, with few exceptions. Size of middorsal dark brown spots varies between individuals. BPBM 40320, 40326 and 40328 have unfragmented, as opposed to fragmented, dorsolateral stripes. BPBM 2893, 40325 and 40331 have fragmented, as opposed to unfragmented, lateral stripes. BPBM 40334 has dark brown palmar and plantar surfaces.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph blockId="36.[163,779,197,556]" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">
|
||
<emphasis box="[163,328,197,219]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Colour in life:</emphasis>
|
||
Dorsal surfaces coppery brown with two parallel mid-dorsal rows of large dark brown spots (
|
||
<figureCitation box="[241,313,258,280]" 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="36" pageNumber="256">Figs 6</figureCitation>
|
||
,
|
||
<figureCitation box="[328,356,259,280]" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="21.[147,226,734,756]" captionTargetBox="[145,769,195,695]" captionTargetId="figure-743@21.[145,769,195,695]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Figure 12. Lobulia huonensis holotype (BPBM 40322), in life, in (A) dorsal view and (B) ventral view. Images by Allen Allison." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6530725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6530725/files/figure.png" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">12</figureCitation>
|
||
). Dorsolateral stripes white to pale yellow. Sides dark brown to jet black with white or pale yellow spotting and white or pale yellow lateral stripe extending from occiput to hind limbs. Coloration of sides becomes gradually lighter ventrally from lateral stripes. Chin pale blue. Chest, abdomen, precloacal region, thighs and base of tail range from pale blue (BPBM 40335) through light lime green to bright lemon yellow. Yellow coloration more prominent in adult males.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph blockId="36.[163,779,597,711]" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">
|
||
<emphasis box="[163,290,597,618]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Etymology:</emphasis>
|
||
The Latin adjectival suffix
|
||
<emphasis box="[614,683,598,619]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">–ensis</emphasis>
|
||
denotes belonging to a place and is used in reference to the Huon Peninsula,
|
||
<collectingCountry box="[364,592,658,680]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Papua New Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
, where the
|
||
<typeStatus box="[728,778,659,680]" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">type</typeStatus>
|
||
series was collected.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph blockId="36.[163,779,752,1111]" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">
|
||
<emphasis box="[163,319,752,773]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Distribution:</emphasis>
|
||
Known only from
|
||
<quantity box="[552,713,752,774]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.145" metricValueMax="2.69" metricValueMin="1.6" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" unit="m" value="2145.0" valueMax="2690.0" valueMin="1600.0">1600–2690 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l. in the Finisterre Range,
|
||
<collectingRegion box="[466,676,782,804]" country="Papua New Guinea" name="Madang" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Madang Province</collectingRegion>
|
||
and the Saruwaged Range,
|
||
<collectingRegion box="[380,572,813,835]" country="Papua New Guinea" name="Morobe" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Morobe Province</collectingRegion>
|
||
, both on the Huon Peninsula,
|
||
<collectingCountry box="[288,508,844,866]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Papua New Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
. It is presumed endemic to the Huon Peninsula, where it is the only member of
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Greer" authorityYear="1974" box="[192,283,905,926]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[192,283,905,926]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Lobulia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
present.
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[395,611,905,926]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huonensis">
|
||
<emphasis box="[395,611,905,926]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Lobulia huonensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
appears to be sympatric with one species of
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Allison & Greer" authorityYear="1986" box="[518,677,936,957]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Papuascincus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[518,677,936,957]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Papuascincus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(lineage I), although
|
||
<taxonomicName authorityName="Slavenko & Tamar & Tallowin & Kraus & Allison & Carranza & Meiri" authorityYear="2022" box="[305,461,966,988]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lobulia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huonensis">
|
||
<emphasis box="[305,461,966,988]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Lo. huonensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is seemingly more common at higher elevations (most specimens collected>
|
||
<quantity metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" unit="m" value="2200.0">2200 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.), whereas
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[378,578,1028,1049]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Papuascincus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="undetermined">
|
||
<emphasis box="[378,538,1028,1049]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Papuascincus</emphasis>
|
||
sp.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is more common at lower elevations (most specimens collected <
|
||
<quantity metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" unit="m" value="2200.0">2200 m</quantity>
|
||
a.s.l.).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph blockId="36.[163,779,1152,1879]" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">
|
||
<emphasis box="[163,360,1152,1173]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Natural history:</emphasis>
|
||
All animals were collected while basking on old tree stumps and logs within
|
||
<quantity box="[663,706,1183,1204]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" unit="m" value="2.0">2 m</quantity>
|
||
of the ground along walking tracks through highly degraded lower montane and montane forest or anthropogenic grassland, mostly between Teptep Station (
|
||
<quantity box="[681,771,1274,1296]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" unit="m" value="2200.0">2200 m</quantity>
|
||
) and Kawang Bagu Pass at around
|
||
<quantity box="[567,653,1305,1326]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" unit="m" value="3000.0">3000 m</quantity>
|
||
on a track leading to Bumbu. Most of the forest along the track, particularly at lower elevations, had been replaced by tall anthropogenic grassland dominated by
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[651,779,1397,1418]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Saccharum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Saccharum</taxonomicName>
|
||
× edule
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Hassk. (pitpit),
|
||
<taxonomicName authority="E. W. Brandes & Jeswiet ex Grassl" authorityName="Grassl" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Saccharum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="robustum">
|
||
<emphasis box="[495,778,1428,1449]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Saccharum robustum</emphasis>
|
||
E.W.Brandes & Jeswiet ex Grassl
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName authority="(Labill.) Warb. ex K. Schum. & Lauterb. There" authorityName="K. Schum. & Lauterb. There" baseAuthorityName="Labill." class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Miscanthus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="floridulus">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Miscanthus floridulus</emphasis>
|
||
(Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. There
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
were also large expanses of shorter grasses such as
|
||
<taxonomicName authority="Fossk." authorityName="Fossk." box="[163,463,1550,1572]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Themeda" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="triandra">
|
||
<emphasis box="[163,378,1550,1571]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Themeda triandra</emphasis>
|
||
Fossk.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName authority="J. Presl" authorityName="J. Presl" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Ischaemum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="polystachyum">
|
||
<emphasis box="[476,779,1550,1571]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Ischaemum polystachyum</emphasis>
|
||
J.Presl
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[313,469,1581,1603]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Imperata" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
|
||
<emphasis box="[313,425,1582,1603]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Imperata</emphasis>
|
||
sp.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
Remnant trees included
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[163,316,1612,1633]" class="Liliopsida" family="Pandanaceae" genus="Pandanus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pandanales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
|
||
<emphasis box="[163,277,1612,1633]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Pandanus</emphasis>
|
||
sp.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[328,490,1612,1633]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cunoniaceae" genus="Caldcluvia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Oxalidales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
|
||
<emphasis box="[328,452,1612,1633]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Caldcluvia</emphasis>
|
||
sp.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[547,707,1612,1633]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Actinidiaceae" genus="Saurauia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
|
||
<emphasis box="[547,655,1612,1633]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Saurauia</emphasis>
|
||
spp.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
There was fairly intact mossy forest at higher elevations (>
|
||
<quantity box="[163,249,1673,1695]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" unit="m" value="2500.0">2500 m</quantity>
|
||
) dominated by
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[430,602,1673,1694]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Nothofagaceae" genus="Nothofagus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
|
||
<emphasis box="[430,562,1673,1694]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Nothofagus</emphasis>
|
||
sp.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, with a ground flora fairly typical of montane New
|
||
<collectingCountry box="[546,628,1704,1726]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
that included as aspect dominants a variety of species of shrubs in the genera
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[247,413,1765,1786]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Rhododendron" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[247,413,1765,1786]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Rhododendron</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[425,539,1765,1786]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Coprosma" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[425,539,1765,1786]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Coprosma</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[595,722,1766,1787]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Winteraceae" genus="Tasmannia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Canellales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis box="[595,722,1766,1787]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Tasmannia</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and an impressively robust ground moss,
|
||
<taxonomicName box="[578,727,1796,1817]" class="Bryopsida" family="Polytrichaceae" genus="Dawsonia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Polytrichales" pageId="36" pageNumber="256" phylum="Bryophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
|
||
<emphasis box="[578,690,1796,1817]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Dawsonia</emphasis>
|
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sp.
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In much of New
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, timberline occurs at around
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. In the Finisterre Mountains, mossy forest extends to around
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or higher. This was in line with our overall impression that the vegetation zones around Teptep were shifted upwards by
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. This may, at least in part, explain the occurrence of
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<emphasis box="[1000,1168,350,372]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Lo. huonensis</emphasis>
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to nearly
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;
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Lo. fortis</emphasis>
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and
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, which are ecologically similar and occur in the central ranges, do not generally occur above
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.
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Like the two aforementioned species,
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is heliothermic and is exclusively found on tree stumps and logs. However, it is often found close to the ground, unlike
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and
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<emphasis box="[1226,1357,565,587]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Lo. elegans</emphasis>
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, which generally occur from
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above the ground. But like these species,
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</taxonomicName>
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is sympatric with at least two other species of skinks: a ground-dwelling species of
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<emphasis box="[862,1037,780,801]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Papuascincus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and the arboreal
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<emphasis box="[1287,1435,779,801]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Pr. flavipes</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. A terrestrial colubrid snake,
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<emphasis box="[1206,1388,810,831]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Tropidonophis</emphasis>
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sp.
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</taxonomicName>
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, occurs to
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. There are only two sympatric species of nocturnal, scansorial frogs above
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:
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sp.
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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sp.
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</taxonomicName>
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has commented on the relatively low diversity of montane frogs on the Huon Peninsula, attributing this to the geological youth of the Saruwaged and Finisterre mountain ranges.
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<emphasis box="[827,1002,1087,1108]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Reproduction:</emphasis>
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Viviparous. Only a single gravid female was collected, with two embryos, but litter size is presumably variable in this species, as in other members of the genus.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis box="[827,1083,1242,1264]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Conservation status:</emphasis>
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The species appears locally abundant at the
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locality although the population trend is unknown. Based on the sampled populations,
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<emphasis box="[827,996,1334,1356]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Lo. huonensis</emphasis>
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and an area of occupancy of
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(based on occupation of
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cells; both calculated using http:// geocat.kew.org/). However, its distribution almost certainly encompasses more populations throughout the Huon Peninsula at suitable elevations, and the true area of occupancy and extent of occurrence are likely much larger than estimated here. The
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locality is approximately
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from a protected area, the YUS Conservation Area. Since it is locally abundant, with no immediate direct threats to the species or indirect threats to its habitat or location, and because it likely occurs over a wide distribution range encompassing at least one protected area, we recommend assigning a status of Least Concern to
|
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<emphasis box="[827,989,1794,1816]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="256">Lo. huonensis</emphasis>
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, although its true distribution extent needs to be confirmed through further surveys in the Huon Peninsula.
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</treatment>
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||
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