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Wang
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, adult
<specimenCount id="D0E3FD1DC26AF21EFDC6F940FDCCF8CF" box="[529,605,1783,1809]" pageId="5" pageNumber="134" type="female">female</specimenCount>
from the same locality as the holotype. Collected by
<collectorName id="6B105342C26AF21EFB14F940FAF0F8CF" box="[1219,1377,1783,1809]" pageId="5" pageNumber="134">Xiang-Jin Liu</collectorName>
on
<date id="B25B1054C26AF21EFA59F940FEC1F8EB" pageId="5" pageNumber="134" value="2023-11-04">
<collectingDate id="A21FE9BCC26AF21EFA59F940FEC1F8EB" pageId="5" pageNumber="134" value="2023-11-04">4 November 2023</collectingDate>
</date>
.
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="8EFF651FC26AF213FF10F888FF7CFC27" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="137" pageId="5" pageNumber="134" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C26AF21EFF10F888FEABF887" bold="true" box="[199,314,1855,1881]" pageId="5" pageNumber="134">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. The new species can be diagnosed from congeners by a combination of the following characters: (1) SVL
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in adults; (2) head triangular, distinctively swollen at jaw, HW 90.7% HL; (3) head, body, and tail distinctively compressed, HD 67.2% HW, BD 910% SVL, TALD 9% SVL; (4) head scales smooth dorsally and anterolaterally, weakly keeled posterolaterally; (5) supralabials 7, infralabials 56, each bearing a single lateral keel; (6) frontonasal divided; (7) paravertebral scales smooth or only feebly keeled, not widen, 5659; (8) dorsolateral and lateral body scales distinctively keeled; (9) midbody scale rows 28; (10) ventrals 4849; (11) lamellae under fourth finger 1315, lamellae under fourth toe 1921; (12) scale rows at 10
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subcaudal 1112; (13) in male, dorsal background Raw Umber (Color 280), with Cinnamon (Color 255) to Light Orange Yellow (Color 77) transverse streaks and spots, ventral surface Light Orange Yellow (Color 77); and in female, dorsal color uniformly Vandyke Brown (Color 281) without pattern, ventral surface uniform Smoky White (Color 261).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="C65A3694C269F21DFF4FFB7EFADFFB3F" blockId="6.[152,1358,1225,1250]" box="[152,1358,1225,1250]" pageId="6" pageNumber="135">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C269F21DFF4FFB7EFE89FB3F" bold="true" box="[152,280,1225,1249]" pageId="6" pageNumber="135">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Holotype (KIZ 54236) and paratype (KIZ 55737) of
<taxonomicName id="01E54D17C269F21DFCE2FB7EFB9CFB3F" authorityName="Wang &amp; Li &amp; Mu &amp; Xu &amp; Che" authorityYear="2024" box="[821,1037,1225,1249]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Tropidophorus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="6" pageNumber="135" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vongx" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C269F21DFCE2FB7EFB9CFB3F" box="[821,1037,1225,1249]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="135">Tropidophorus vongx</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="F491EA86C269F21DFBC3FB7EFBF4FB3F" bold="true" box="[1044,1125,1225,1249]" pageId="6" pageNumber="135">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFA257FDC269F21DFBC3FB7EFBF4FB3F" box="[1044,1125,1225,1249]" pageId="6" pageNumber="135" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in life. Photos by KW.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="C65A3694C269F21DFF4FF82BFC4FF806" blockId="6.[151,1436,1948,2009]" pageId="6" pageNumber="135">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C269F21DFF4FF82BFE86F86A" bold="true" box="[152,279,1948,1972]" pageId="6" pageNumber="135">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Detailed closeup views of the holotype (KIZ 54236, AC) and paratype (KIZ 55737, DF) of
<taxonomicName id="01E54D17C269F21DFB12F82BFA0DF86A" authorityName="Wang &amp; Li &amp; Mu &amp; Xu &amp; Che" authorityYear="2024" box="[1221,1436,1948,1972]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Tropidophorus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="6" pageNumber="135" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vongx" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C269F21DFB12F82BFA0DF86A" box="[1221,1436,1948,1972]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="135">Tropidophorus vongx</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="F491EA86C269F21DFF40F876FF79F807" bold="true" box="[151,232,1985,2009]" pageId="6" pageNumber="135">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFA257FDC269F21DFF40F876FF79F807" box="[151,232,1985,2009]" pageId="6" pageNumber="135" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in life, showing lateral head, dorsal head, and lateral body. Photos by KW.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="929A661CC268F21CFF4FFF20FBF8FF0D" ID-Table-UUID="929A661CC268F21CFF4FFF20FBF8FF0D" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/929A661CC268F21CFF4FFF20FBF8FF0D" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" startId="7.[152,245,151,175]" targetBox="[174,1385,228,1218]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="7" targetType="table">
<paragraph id="C65A3694C268F21CFF4FFF20FBF8FF0D" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,211]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF4FFF20FE85FF71" bold="true" box="[152,276,151,175]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Detailed morphometric and pholidosis characters of the type series of
<taxonomicName id="01E54D17C268F21CFB92FF20FABEFF71" authorityName="Wang &amp; Li &amp; Mu &amp; Xu &amp; Che" authorityYear="2024" box="[1093,1327,151,175]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Tropidophorus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vongx" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFB92FF20FABEFF71" box="[1093,1327,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Tropidophorus vongx</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFAECFF2FFA07FF6E" bold="true" box="[1339,1430,152,176]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFA257FDC268F21CFAECFF2FFA07FF6E" box="[1339,1430,152,176]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
. Morphometric characters are listed in bold. Abbreviations see Materials and method in text.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="C65A3694C268F21CFF79FF53FADFFB1C" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<table id="B4E5C434C2680DE4FF79FF53FAF8FB1C" box="[174,1385,228,1218]" gridcols="6" gridrows="25" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FF53FAF8FF22" box="[174,1385,228,252]" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FF53FEC7FF22" box="[174,342,228,252]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Voucher number</th>
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FF53FD81FF22" box="[416,528,228,252]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">KIZ 54236</th>
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FF53FD77FF22" box="[631,742,228,252]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">KIZ 55737</th>
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FF53FC49FF22" box="[817,984,228,252]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Voucher number</th>
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FF53FB03FF22" box="[1059,1170,228,252]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">KIZ 54236</th>
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFF53FAF8FF22" box="[1273,1385,228,252]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">KIZ 55737</th>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FEBBFAF8FEFB" box="[174,1385,268,293]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FEBBFEC7FEFB" box="[174,342,268,293]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Type status</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FEBBFD81FEFB" box="[416,528,268,293]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Holotype</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FEBBFD77FEFB" box="[631,742,268,293]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Paratype</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FEBBFC49FEFB" box="[817,984,268,293]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Type status</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FEBBFB03FEFB" box="[1059,1170,268,293]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Holotype</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFEBBFAF8FEFB" box="[1273,1385,268,293]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Paratype</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FE83FAF8FE92" box="[174,1385,308,332]" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FE83FEC7FE92" box="[174,342,308,332]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Sex</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FE83FD81FE92" box="[416,528,308,332]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">M</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FE83FD77FE92" box="[631,742,308,332]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">F</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FE83FC49FE92" box="[817,984,308,332]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Sex</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FE83FB03FE92" box="[1059,1170,308,332]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">M</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFE83FAF8FE92" box="[1273,1385,308,332]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">F</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FEEBFAF8FEAB" box="[174,1385,348,373]" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FEEBFEC7FEAB" box="[174,342,348,373]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3DFEEBFE8AFEAA" bold="true" box="[234,283,348,372]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">SVL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FEEBFD81FEAB" box="[416,528,348,373]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">90.9</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FEEBFD77FEAB" box="[631,742,348,373]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">102.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FEEBFC49FEAB" box="[817,984,348,373]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCA2FEEBFC04FEAA" bold="true" box="[885,917,348,372]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">FL</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FEEBFB03FEAB" box="[1059,1170,348,373]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">13.5</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFEEBFAF8FEAB" box="[1273,1385,348,373]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">13.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FE33FAF8FE43" box="[174,1385,388,413]" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FE33FEC7FE43" box="[174,342,388,413]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3DFE33FE8DFE42" bold="true" box="[234,284,388,412]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">TAL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FE33FD81FE43" box="[416,528,388,413]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">101.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FE33FD77FE43" box="[631,742,388,413]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">116.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FE33FC49FE43" box="[817,984,388,413]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCBCFE32FC30FE43" bold="true" box="[875,929,389,413]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">HLL</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FE33FB03FE43" box="[1059,1170,388,413]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">41.0</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFE33FAF8FE43" box="[1273,1385,388,413]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">41.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FE1AFAF8FE1B" box="[174,1385,429,453]" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FE1AFEC7FE1B" box="[174,342,429,453]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3DFE1AFE8AFE1B" bold="true" box="[234,283,429,453]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">HL1</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FE1AFD81FE1B" box="[416,528,429,453]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">15.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FE1AFD77FE1B" box="[631,742,429,453]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">16.3</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FE1AFC49FE1B" box="[817,984,429,453]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCBCFE1AFC0EFE1B" bold="true" box="[875,927,429,453]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">TRL</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FE1AFB03FE1B" box="[1059,1170,429,453]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">52.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFE1AFAF8FE1B" box="[1273,1385,429,453]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">48.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FE62FAF8FE33" box="[174,1385,469,493]" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FE62FEC7FE33" box="[174,342,469,493]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3DFE62FE8AFE33" bold="true" box="[234,283,469,493]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">HL2</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FE62FD81FE33" box="[416,528,469,493]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">19.5</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FE62FD77FE33" box="[631,742,469,493]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">18.5</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FE62FC49FE33" box="[817,984,469,493]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCB0FE62FC33FE33" bold="true" box="[871,930,469,493]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">PCW</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FE62FB03FE33" box="[1059,1170,469,493]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">14.4</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFE62FAF8FE33" box="[1273,1385,469,493]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">13.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FE4AFAF8FDC8" box="[174,1385,509,534]" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FE4AFEC7FDC8" box="[174,342,509,534]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3CFE4AFE8AFDCB" bold="true" box="[235,283,509,533]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">STL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FE4AFD81FDC8" box="[416,528,509,534]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">17.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FE4AFD77FDC8" box="[631,742,509,534]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">18.4</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FE4AFC49FDC8" box="[817,984,509,534]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCBEFE4AFC31FDCB" bold="true" box="[873,928,509,533]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">PLW</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FE4AFB03FDC8" box="[1059,1170,509,534]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">14.3</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFE4AFAF8FDC8" box="[1273,1385,509,534]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">14.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FD91FAF8FDE0" box="[174,1385,550,574]" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FD91FEC7FDE0" box="[174,342,550,574]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3BFD91FE88FDE0" bold="true" box="[236,281,550,574]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">HW</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FD91FD81FDE0" box="[416,528,550,574]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">14.4</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FD91FD77FDE0" box="[631,742,550,574]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">16.1</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FD91FC49FDE0" box="[817,984,550,574]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFC8CFD91FC3FFDE0" bold="true" box="[859,942,550,574]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">MTBW</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FD91FB03FDE0" box="[1059,1170,550,574]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">23.2</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFD91FAF8FDE0" box="[1273,1385,550,574]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">19.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FDF9FAF8FDB8" box="[174,1385,590,614]" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FDF9FEC7FDB8" box="[174,342,590,614]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF38FDF9FE84FDB8" bold="true" box="[239,277,590,614]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">HD</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FDF9FD81FDB8" box="[416,528,590,614]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">9.7</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FDF9FD77FDB8" box="[631,742,590,614]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">10.0</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FDF9FC49FDB8" box="[817,984,590,614]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFC88FDF9FC3AFDB8" bold="true" box="[863,939,590,614]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">MTBD</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FDF9FB03FDB8" box="[1059,1170,590,614]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">9.7</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFDF9FAF8FDB8" box="[1273,1385,590,614]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">9.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FDC1FAF8FD50" box="[174,1385,630,654]" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FDC1FEC7FD50" box="[174,342,630,654]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF35FDC1FEB5FD50" bold="true" box="[226,292,630,654]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">IODA</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FDC1FD81FD50" box="[416,528,630,654]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">6.4</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FDC1FD77FD50" box="[631,742,630,654]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">6.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FDC1FC49FD50" box="[817,984,630,654]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCB5FDC1FC36FD50" bold="true" box="[866,935,630,654]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">TALD</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FDC1FB03FD50" box="[1059,1170,630,654]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">9.4</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFDC1FAF8FD50" box="[1273,1385,630,654]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">8.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FD29FAF8FD69" box="[174,1385,670,695]" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FD29FEC7FD69" box="[174,342,670,695]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF34FD29FEB3FD68" bold="true" box="[227,290,670,694]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">IODP</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FD29FD81FD69" box="[416,528,670,695]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">9.6</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FD29FD77FD69" box="[631,742,670,695]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">10.2</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FD29FC49FD69" box="[817,984,670,695]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">SL</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FD29FB03FD69" box="[1059,1170,670,695]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">7/7</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFD29FAF8FD69" box="[1273,1385,670,695]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">7/7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FD71FAF8FD01" box="[174,1385,710,735]" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FD71FEC7FD01" box="[174,342,710,735]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3CFD71FE8AFD00" bold="true" box="[235,283,710,734]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">SEL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FD71FD81FD01" box="[416,528,710,735]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">6.7</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FD71FD77FD01" box="[631,742,710,735]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">6.5</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FD71FC49FD01" box="[817,984,710,735]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">IL</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FD71FB03FD01" box="[1059,1170,710,735]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">6/6</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFD71FAF8FD01" box="[1273,1385,710,735]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">5/5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FD58FAF8FCD9" box="[174,1385,751,775]" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FD58FEC7FCD9" box="[174,342,751,775]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF23FD58FE81FCD9" bold="true" box="[244,272,751,775]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">IN</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FD58FD81FCD9" box="[416,528,751,775]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">2.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FD58FD77FCD9" box="[631,742,751,775]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">2.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FD58FC49FCD9" box="[817,984,751,775]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">LOR</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FD58FB03FCD9" box="[1059,1170,751,775]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">1/1</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFD58FAF8FCD9" box="[1273,1385,751,775]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">1/1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FCA0FAF8FCF1" box="[174,1385,791,815]" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FCA0FEC7FCF1" box="[174,342,791,815]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF30FCA0FE8FFCF1" bold="true" box="[231,286,791,815]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">TDH</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FCA0FD81FCF1" box="[416,528,791,815]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">1.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FCA0FD77FCF1" box="[631,742,791,815]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">1.5</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FCA0FC49FCF1" box="[817,984,791,815]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">PNS</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FCA0FB03FCF1" box="[1059,1170,791,815]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">2/2</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFCA0FAF8FCF1" box="[1273,1385,791,815]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">2/2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FC88FAF8FC86" box="[174,1385,831,856]" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FC88FEC7FC86" box="[174,342,831,856]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3FFC88FE8CFC89" bold="true" box="[232,285,831,855]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">TDV</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FC88FD81FC86" box="[416,528,831,856]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">2.9</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FC88FD77FC86" box="[631,742,831,856]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">2.1</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FC88FC49FC86" box="[817,984,831,856]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">SUO</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FC88FB03FC86" box="[1059,1170,831,856]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">4/4</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFC88FAF8FC86" box="[1273,1385,831,856]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">4/4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FCD0FAF8FC5E" box="[174,1385,871,896]" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FCD0FEC7FC5E" box="[174,342,871,896]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF26FCDFFE85FC5E" bold="true" box="[241,276,872,896]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">ED</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FCD0FD81FC5E" box="[416,528,871,896]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">5.1</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FCD0FD77FC5E" box="[631,742,871,896]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">6.1</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FCD0FC49FC5E" box="[817,984,871,896]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">SUC</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FCD0FB03FC5E" box="[1059,1170,871,896]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">7/7</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFCD0FAF8FC5E" box="[1273,1385,871,896]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">6/7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FC27FAF8FC76" box="[174,1385,912,936]" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FC27FEC7FC76" box="[174,342,912,936]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF27FC27FE84FC76" bold="true" box="[240,277,912,936]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">EH</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FC27FD81FC76" box="[416,528,912,936]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">1.7</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FC27FD77FC76" box="[631,742,912,936]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">2.0</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FC27FC49FC76" box="[817,984,912,936]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">NU</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FC27FB03FC76" box="[1059,1170,912,936]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">1</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFC27FAF8FC76" box="[1273,1385,912,936]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FC0FFAF8FC0E" box="[174,1385,952,976]" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FC0FFEC7FC0E" box="[174,342,952,976]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3FFC0FFE8DFC0E" bold="true" box="[232,284,952,976]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">ETD</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FC0FFD81FC0E" box="[416,528,952,976]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">6.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FC0FFD77FC0E" box="[631,742,952,976]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">7.9</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FC0FFC49FC0E" box="[817,984,952,976]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">CS</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FC0FFB03FC0E" box="[1059,1170,952,976]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">3</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFC0FFAF8FC0E" box="[1273,1385,952,976]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FC57FAF8FC26" box="[174,1385,992,1016]" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FC57FEC7FC26" box="[174,342,992,1016]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3BFC57FE88FC26" bold="true" box="[236,281,992,1016]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">SnL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FC57FD81FC26" box="[416,528,992,1016]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">31.1</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FC57FD77FC26" box="[631,742,992,1016]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">35.2</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FC57FC49FC26" box="[817,984,992,1016]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">SRMB</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FC57FB03FC26" box="[1059,1170,992,1016]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">28</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFC57FAF8FC26" box="[1273,1385,992,1016]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">28</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FBBFFAF8FBFF" box="[174,1385,1032,1057]" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FBBFFEC7FBFF" box="[174,342,1032,1057]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3CFBBFFE8DFBFE" bold="true" box="[235,284,1032,1056]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">FAL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FBBFFD81FBFF" box="[416,528,1032,1057]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">21.06</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FBBFFD77FBFF" box="[631,742,1032,1057]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">20.48</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FBBFFC49FBFF" box="[817,984,1032,1057]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">PVS</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FBBFFB03FBFF" box="[1059,1170,1032,1057]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">56</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFBBFFAF8FBFF" box="[1273,1385,1032,1057]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">59</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FB86FAF8FB97" box="[174,1385,1073,1097]" gridrow="21" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FB86FEC7FB97" box="[174,342,1073,1097]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF25FB86FE85FB97" bold="true" box="[242,276,1073,1097]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">BL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FB86FD81FB97" box="[416,528,1073,1097]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">9.59</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FB86FD77FB97" box="[631,742,1073,1097]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">9.55</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FB86FC49FB97" box="[817,984,1073,1097]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">VEN</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FB86FB03FB97" box="[1059,1170,1073,1097]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">48</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFB86FAF8FB97" box="[1273,1385,1073,1097]" gridcol="5" gridrow="21" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">49</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FBEEFAF8FBAF" box="[174,1385,1113,1137]" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FBEEFEC7FBAF" box="[174,342,1113,1137]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3DFBEEFE8AFBAF" bold="true" box="[234,283,1113,1137]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">FLL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FBEEFD81FBAF" box="[416,528,1113,1137]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">30.65</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FBEEFD77FBAF" box="[631,742,1113,1137]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">30.03</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FBEEFC49FBAF" box="[817,984,1113,1137]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">SCR10</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FBEEFB03FBAF" box="[1059,1170,1113,1137]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">11</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFBEEFAF8FBAF" box="[1273,1385,1113,1137]" gridcol="5" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">12</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FB36FAF8FB47" box="[174,1385,1153,1177]" gridrow="23" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<th id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FF79FB36FEC7FB47" box="[174,342,1153,1177]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF3DFB36FE8AFB47" bold="true" box="[234,283,1153,1177]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">TFL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FE77FB36FD81FB47" box="[416,528,1153,1177]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">28.38</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FDA0FB36FD77FB47" box="[631,742,1153,1177]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">27.55</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FB36FC49FB47" box="[817,984,1153,1177]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">F4S</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FB36FB03FB47" box="[1059,1170,1153,1177]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">15/13</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFB36FAF8FB47" box="[1273,1385,1153,1177]" gridcol="5" gridrow="23" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">15/15</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2680DE4FF79FB1DFAF8FB1C" box="[174,1385,1194,1218]" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1">
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FCE6FB1DFC49FB1C" box="[817,984,1194,1218]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T4S</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FBF4FB1DFB03FB1C" box="[1059,1170,1194,1218]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">21/21</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2680DE4FB2EFB1DFAF8FB1C" box="[1273,1385,1194,1218]" gridcol="5" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">19/19</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C65A3694C268F21CFF10FAA2FE52FA1E" blockId="7.[151,1437,1301,2012]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF10FAA2FEF7FAF1" bold="true" box="[199,358,1301,1327]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Comparisons</emphasis>
. The new species
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFDE6FAA1FD1EFAF1" box="[561,655,1302,1327]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. vongx</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFD42FAA2FD7FFAF1" bold="true" box="[661,750,1301,1327]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFA257FDC268F21CFD42FAA2FD7FFAF1" box="[661,750,1301,1327]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is morphologically most similar to, geographically closest to, and phylogenetically close to
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFE3DFA8DFDF5FA8D" box="[490,612,1337,1363]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. murphyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but differs from
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCF9FA8DFC39FA8D" box="[814,936,1337,1363]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. murphyi</emphasis>
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by having a larger body size (SVL
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vs.
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in males;
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vs.
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in females), frontonasal divided (vs. undivided), more supralabial scales (SL 7 vs. 6), fewer scale rows at midbody (SRMB 28 vs. 3032), and fewer ventral scale rows (VEN 48 or 49 vs. 5659).
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Of the other two species in the same clade,
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFD69FA7DFC8EFA3D" box="[702,799,1482,1507]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. vongx</emphasis>
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is most similar to
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFB8CFA7DFB70FA3D" box="[1115,1249,1481,1507]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. baviensis</emphasis>
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, as both species have a wide head and dorsoventrally compressed body form; however, the new species differs from
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFAC0FA59FA0DF9D9" box="[1303,1436,1517,1543]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. baviensis</emphasis>
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by having a larger body size (SVL
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vs.
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in males;
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vs.
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in females), more supralabial scales (SL 7 vs. 6), and frontonasal divided (vs. undivided), and a different ventral coloration in males (Light Orange Yellow [Color 77] vs. cream white).
<taxonomicName id="01E54D17C268F21CFCCEF9EEFB99F9AD" authorityName="Wang &amp; Li &amp; Mu &amp; Xu &amp; Che" authorityYear="2024" box="[793,1032,1625,1651]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Tropidophorus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vongx" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCCEF9EEFB99F9AD" box="[793,1032,1625,1651]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Tropidophorus vongx</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFBD9F9EEFBF6F9AD" bold="true" box="[1038,1127,1625,1651]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
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differs from
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFB2EF9EDFAEBF9AD" box="[1273,1402,1625,1651]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. hainanus</emphasis>
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by having a larger body size (SVL
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vs.
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in males;
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vs.
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in females), head distinctively swollen at jaw (vs. not swollen), scales on head dorsum smooth (vs. keeled), frontonasal divided (vs. undivided), and a different ventral coloration in males (Light Orange Yellow [Color 77] vs. cream white).
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Among other species that are distributed in proximity in southwestern
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and northern
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,
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFAEBF95DFA0DF8DD" box="[1340,1436,1770,1795]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. vongx</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFF40F8BAFF60F8F9" bold="true" box="[151,241,1805,1831]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFA257FDC268F21CFF40F8BAFF60F8F9" box="[151,241,1805,1831]" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFE51F8B9FD84F8F9" box="[390,533,1805,1831]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. berdmorei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a larger body size (SVL≥
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vs. ≤
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), much flatter body shape (vs. only slightly compressed dorsally), and distinctively keeled scales on lateral body and around the tail (vs. smooth or only feebly keeled); from
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFDBFF8E1FD6BF8B1" box="[616,762,1877,1903]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. microlepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="01E54D17C268F21CFCE5F8E1FC0DF8B1" box="[818,924,1878,1903]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Tropidophorus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinicus">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFCE5F8E1FC0DF8B1" box="[818,924,1878,1903]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. sinicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, by having a larger body size (in males, SVL
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vs.
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in
<taxonomicName id="01E54D17C268F21CFE33F8CDFDE4F84D" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1861" box="[484,629,1913,1939]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Tropidophorus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="microlepis">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFE33F8CDFDE4F84D" box="[484,629,1913,1939]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. microlepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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in
<taxonomicName id="01E54D17C268F21CFC92F8CDFC3EF84D" box="[837,943,1914,1939]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Tropidophorus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="7" pageNumber="136" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinicus">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFC92F8CDFC3EF84D" box="[837,943,1914,1939]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. sinicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; in females,
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vs.
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in
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFA5FF8CDFE9DF869" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. microlepis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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in
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C268F21CFE0EF829FDD3F869" box="[473,578,1950,1975]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">T. sinicus</emphasis>
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), fewer scale rows at the 10
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subcaudal scale (1112 vs. 1315), and smooth scales on the head dorsum (vs. keeled).
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C267F213FF4FFDCEFE8AFD4F" bold="true" box="[152,283,633,657]" pageId="8" pageNumber="137">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Macro- (A) and micro-habitat (B) of
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in Gulingqing, Maguan County, Wenshan Prefecture, China.
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From two other species that are morphologically similar (e.g., having a distinctively swollen jaw and relatively large body size) but distantly related phylogenetically,
<taxonomicName id="01E54D17C267F213FCD2FC9BFCF5FC9B" authorityName="Wang &amp; Li &amp; Mu &amp; Xu &amp; Che" authorityYear="2024" box="[773,868,812,837]" class="Squamata" family="Scincidae" genus="Tropidophorus" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="8" pageNumber="137" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vongx" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C267F213FCD2FC9BFCF5FC9B" box="[773,868,812,837]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="137">T. vongx</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="F491EA86C267F213FCBBFC9BFC56FC98" bold="true" box="[876,967,812,838]" pageId="8" pageNumber="137">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EFA257FDC267F213FCBBFC9BFC56FC98" box="[876,967,812,838]" pageId="8" pageNumber="137" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C267F213FB89FC9BFB5CFC9B" box="[1118,1229,812,837]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="137">T. matsuii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a more flattened body shape (extremely compressed vs. moderately compressed), a paravertebral scales not wider than adjacent rows (vs. wider), fewer scale rows at midbody (28 vs. 34), and fewer paravertebral scale rows (5659 vs. 65); and from
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C267F213FEBCFC2FFD9AFC6F" box="[363,523,919,945]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="137">T. latiscutatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a more flattened body shape (extremely compressed vs. moderately compressed), frontonasal scale divided (vs. undivided), and a paravertebral scales not wider than adjacent rows (vs. widen).
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Description of
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.Body size large, SVL
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, strongly compressed dorsally; tail complete, only broken after capture toward posterior tip, slightly longer than body, TAL 112.0% SVL, compressed dorsally at base; head dorsally compressed, HD 61.1% HL, triangular, distinctively swollen at jaw, longer than wide, HW 91.0% HL. Rostral rectangular, slightly visible dorsally, longer than wide; nasal diamond shaped, larger than first supralabial, nare situated centrally; loreals smooth, anterior loreal two, stacked vertically, both bordering nasal anteriorly, upper anterior loreal bordering frontonasal dorsally, lower anterior loreal bordering second supralabial ventrally; posterior loreal larger, four times larger than anterior loreals combined, bordering prefrontal dorsally, first supraocular posterodorsally, second and third supralabials ventrally; suboculars two, arranged longitudinally, anterior subocular bordering posterior loreal; posterior subocular bordering anteroventral margin of eye; shallow groove along loreal-supralabial border, extending to posterior subocular; eye moderate, lower eyelid with eight somewhat rectangular, semitransparent scales; supraciliary narrow rectangular shape, six or seven; supralabials seven, first smallest, fourth largest, first six bearing a single lateral keel, fourth and fifth entering orbit; remaining lateral head scales moderately keeled. Dorsal head scales smooth; frontonasal divided by a transverse suture, posterior half pentagonal with posterior tip; prefrontals near pentagonal, not in contact medially; frontal spear-shaped, anterior angle obtuse, posterior extension long, bordering anterior two supraoculars and frontoparietals; supraoculars four, together forming tear-drop shaped convex area, third widest,largest and bordering frontoparietal, last bordering parietal; frontoparietals rectangular, narrow, aligned obliquely to form an inverted V shape; interparietal spear-shaped, tip pointing posteriorly direction longer than anterior projection; parietals large, somewhat rectangular, separated from each other by interparietal.A single pair of enlarged nuchals; remaining dorsal body scales juxtaposed, mostly homogeneous in size, near rhombus-shaped; each dorsal bearing a single weak lateral keel, four medial paravertebral rows smooth or feebly keeled; paravertebral scale count 56; lateral body scales smaller than dorsals, slightly imbricate, more strongly keeled, each bearing single lateral keel and somewhat aligned in lateral rows, raised posteriorly and conical, giving spiky appearance,, fan-shaped; scale rows around midbody 28. Forelimb scales strongly keeled all around, keels aligned in longitudinal rows; hindlimb scales strongly keeled dorsally only, smooth or feebly keeled ventrally; dorsal scales of crus raised toward posterior tip; limbs pentadactyl, subdigital lamellae transversely expanded, smooth or feebly keeled.
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FF4FFE9FFE9DFE9E" bold="true" box="[152,268,296,320]" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">TABLE 4.</emphasis>
Morphological comparison between
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and closely related congeners from northern Indochina. M: male; F: female. “-” indicates missing data. Morphological data of congeners were taken from literature.
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FD5DFEC2FC90FE53" box="[650,769,373,397]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">T. baviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FC86FEC2FC4EFE53" box="[849,991,373,397]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">T. latiscutatus</emphasis>
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Hikida
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2002
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FBE3FEC2FB06FE52" box="[1076,1175,373,396]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">T. matsuii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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2002
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Nguyen
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2010
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FB28FEC2FAFDFE53" box="[1279,1388,373,397]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">T. murphyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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Hikida
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2002
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Nguyen
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2010
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</th>
</tr>
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<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FDBEFEE0FD6F" box="[164,369,521,689]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Snout-vent length (mm)</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FDBEFDA6FD6F" box="[415,567,521,689]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">M: 90.9 F: 102.8</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FDBEFCB7FD6F" box="[614,806,521,689]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
M: 55.771.5 F: 83.284.9 (also combined and given as 80-91 by Ngo
<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FD6CFD2DFD7FFD6F" box="[699,750,665,689]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">et al.</emphasis>
200)
</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FDBEFC7DFD6F" box="[836,1004,521,689]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">M: 82.194.3 F: 93.8102.0</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FDBEFB28FD6F" box="[1041,1209,521,689]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">M: 94.1</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FDBEFA1BFD6F" box="[1249,1418,521,689]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">M: 62.485.1 F: 92.296.3</td>
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<tr id="78D534D6C2660DE4FF73FD79FA1BFD38" box="[164,1418,718,742]" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FD79FEE0FD38" box="[164,369,718,742]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Body compression</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FD79FDA6FD38" box="[415,567,718,742]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Extreme</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FD79FCB7FD38" box="[614,806,718,742]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Slight</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FD79FC7DFD38" box="[836,1004,718,742]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Moderate</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FD79FB28FD38" box="[1041,1209,718,742]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Moderate</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FD79FA1BFD38" box="[1249,1418,718,742]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Extreme</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2660DE4FF73FCA7FA1BFCF7" box="[164,1418,784,809]" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FCA7FEE0FCF7" box="[164,369,784,809]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Midbody scale rows</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FCA7FDA6FCF7" box="[415,567,784,809]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">28</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FCA7FCB7FCF7" box="[614,806,784,809]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">2830</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FCA7FC7DFCF7" box="[836,1004,784,809]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">2830</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FCA7FB28FCF7" box="[1041,1209,784,809]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">34</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FCA7FA1BFCF7" box="[1249,1418,784,809]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">3032</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2660DE4FF73FCE4FA1BFCB5" box="[164,1418,851,875]" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FCE4FEE0FCB5" box="[164,369,851,875]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Frontonasal</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FCE4FDA6FCB5" box="[415,567,851,875]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">divided</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FCE4FCB7FCB5" box="[614,806,851,875]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">undivided</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FCE4FC7DFCB5" box="[836,1004,851,875]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">undivided</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FCE4FB28FCB5" box="[1041,1209,851,875]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">divided</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FCE4FA1BFCB5" box="[1249,1418,851,875]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">undivided</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2660DE4FF73FC3FFA1BFC1A" box="[164,1418,904,964]" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FC3FFEE0FC1A" box="[164,369,904,964]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Paravertebrals widened</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FC3FFDA6FC1A" box="[415,567,904,964]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">No</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FC3FFCB7FC1A" box="[614,806,904,964]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">No</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FC3FFC7DFC1A" box="[836,1004,904,964]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Yes</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FC3FFB28FC1A" box="[1041,1209,904,964]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">No</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FC3FFA1BFC1A" box="[1249,1418,904,964]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">No</td>
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<tr id="78D534D6C2660DE4FF73FC57FA1BFC26" box="[164,1418,992,1016]" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FC57FEE0FC26" box="[164,369,992,1016]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Paravertebrals</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FC57FDA6FC26" box="[415,567,992,1016]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">5659</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FC57FCB7FC26" box="[614,806,992,1016]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">4753</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FC57FC7DFC26" box="[836,1004,992,1016]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">5863</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FC57FB28FC26" box="[1041,1209,992,1016]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">65</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FC57FA1BFC26" box="[1249,1418,992,1016]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">5967</td>
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<tr id="78D534D6C2660DE4FF73FB94FA1BFBE5" box="[164,1418,1059,1083]" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FB94FEE0FBE5" box="[164,369,1059,1083]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Supralabials</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FB94FDA6FBE5" box="[415,567,1059,1083]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">7</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FB94FCB7FBE5" box="[614,806,1059,1083]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">6</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FB94FC7DFBE5" box="[836,1004,1059,1083]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">6</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FB94FB28FBE5" box="[1041,1209,1059,1083]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">6</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FB94FA1BFBE5" box="[1249,1418,1059,1083]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">6</td>
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<tr id="78D534D6C2660DE4FF73FBEEFA1BFB4B" box="[164,1418,1113,1173]" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FBEEFEE0FB4B" box="[164,369,1113,1173]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Male ventral color</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FBEEFDA6FB4B" box="[415,567,1113,1173]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Light Orange Yellow</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FBEEFCB7FB4B" box="[614,806,1113,1173]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Cream</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FBEEFC7DFB4B" box="[836,1004,1113,1173]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Yellowish ivory</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FBEEFB28FB4B" box="[1041,1209,1113,1173]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Yellowish ivory</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FBEEFA1BFB4B" box="[1249,1418,1113,1173]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Yellowish ivory</td>
</tr>
<tr id="78D534D6C2660DE4FF73FB12FA1BFB3F" box="[164,1418,1189,1249]" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<th id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FF73FB12FEE0FB3F" box="[164,369,1189,1249]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Female ventral color</th>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FE48FB12FDA6FB3F" box="[415,567,1189,1249]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Smoky White</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FDB1FB12FCB7FB3F" box="[614,806,1189,1249]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Cream</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FC93FB12FC7DFB3F" box="[836,1004,1189,1249]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Yellowish ivory</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FBC6FB12FB28FB3F" box="[1041,1209,1189,1249]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">-</td>
<td id="3B045DAAC2660DE4FB36FB12FA1BFB3F" box="[1249,1418,1189,1249]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Yellowish ivory</td>
</tr>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C65A3694C266F212FF10FA82FAECF969" blockId="9.[151,1437,1332,2043]" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">In life, dorsal and lateral background Raw Umber (Color 280), nine Cinnamon (Color 255) to Clay Color (Color 18) transverse streaks on dorsum from neck to cloaca, some irregular shaped, disconnected medially; three pairs Cinnamon (Color 255) to Clay Color (Color 18) spots on each side of dorsolateral body between neck and posterior side of axilla. Single Light Chrome Orange (Color 76) to Light Orange Yellow (Color 77) spot on second and fourth supralabials, single Sayal Brown (Color 41) spot on fifth supralabial; last supralabial and two scales above it Light Orange Yellow (Color 77) to Sayal Brown (Color 41); scale clusters anterior and posterior to tympanum and on lateral neck Light Orange Yellow (Color 77). Limbs dorsally striped or spotted, Light Orange Yellow (Color 77) to Sayal Brown (Color 41), ventrally Buff (Color 15). Ventral background Light Orange Yellow (Color 77), gulars with Pale Buff (Color 1) speckles or short streaks and Raw Umber (Color 280) edges, ventral body scales with irregular Raw Umber (Color 280) edges, particularly along anterior medial line. Tail venter speckled, anteriorly Light Orange Yellow (Color 77), transitioning posteriorly to Sayal Brown (Color 41) and eventually Raw Umber (Color 280).</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FF10F977FEAEF904" bold="true" box="[199,319,1728,1754]" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Variation.</emphasis>
Morphometric and scalation variation is given in
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. The female
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is larger than the male
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, and sexual dichromatism is evident: the dorsal coloration of the female is uniformly Vandyke Brown (Color 281) without pattern, and the ventral surface is uniformly Smoky White (Color 261).
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="8EFF651FC266F211FF10F89AFDBEFF08" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="139" pageId="9" pageNumber="138" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="C65A3694C266F211FF10F89AFDBEFF08" blockId="9.[151,1437,1332,2043]" lastBlockId="10.[151,1436,151,466]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="139" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">
<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FF10F89AFEDFF899" bold="true" box="[199,334,1837,1863]" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">Etymology.</emphasis>
The new species name,
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C266F212FD8AF89AFD31F898" box="[605,672,1837,1862]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="138">vongx</emphasis>
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, is derived from the local language of the Miao People, which is one of the main ethnic minority groups at the
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locality of the new species, and it means “dragon”. We name the new species using this word in the Miao language not only because the new species resembles a miniature dragon, but also because the dragon is an important mythological figure in local Miao culture: Yangl Vongx, meaning “Calling for Dragon”, is a major festival for Miao People celebrated every 12 years, where they sacrifice livestock and set fireworks to worship dragons, in the hope that dragons will visit them in the coming years and bring proper rains for the crops. We suggest “
<emphasis id="F491EA86C265F211FE77FF2FFD81FF71" bold="true" box="[416,528,152,175]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">ḄỆ棱#</emphasis>
” (Pinyin: Zhao Long Leng Xi) as its Chinese common name, and Dragon Water Skink as its English Common name.
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C265F211FF10FF68FDC9FF27" bold="true" box="[199,600,223,249]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Distribution and natural history.</emphasis>
The new species inhabits tropical karst forest. The
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was found in a narrow rock crevice at night where the individual anchored itself deep inside (
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), and the rock was in close proximity to small streams. The
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was found on the forest floor at night.
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C265F211FBB3FE90FA04FE9F" box="[1124,1429,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Acanthosaura lepidogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C265F211FF40FEFCFE7EFEBB" box="[151,495,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Cyrtodactylus gulingqingensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C265F211FE28FEFCFD30FEBB" box="[511,673,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Calotes emma</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="F491EA86C265F211FD66FEFBFCC9FEBB" box="[689,856,331,358]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Cuora mouhtii</emphasis>
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were found sympatric with the new species at the type locality. Currently it is known from the type locality and the adjacent Hekou County in Honghe Prefecture, southeastern
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,
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(personal communication with Mr. Miao Benfu), and it is very likely to inhabit the border region in
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of northwestern
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as well.
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