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,
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2734
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Austin,
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,
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of bridge at
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,
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,
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AMS R18811, collected by Fred
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;
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Austin,
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, near
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, Buka
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,
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elevation,
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; MCZ 6770667710 collected by Fred
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, Buka Island, North Solomons Province,
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,
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,
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;
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677116
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, same data except collected
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<collectingDate id="8652E9D3FFF51F76F4052E6F6FB2FCA2" box="[1085,1273,796,821]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" value="1962-01-31">31 January 1962</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
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<collectionCode id="84B9AE3EFFF51F76F53D2E6F6E09FCA3" box="[1285,1346,796,820]" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791" name="Museum of Comparative Zoology" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">MCZ</collectionCode>
73850 4
</specimenCode>
, same data except collected
<date id="9616103BFFF51F76F1CB2E3369D2FCCF" box="[499,665,831,856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" value="1963-03-08">
<collectingDate id="8652E9D3FFF51F76F1CB2E3369D2FCCF" box="[499,665,831,856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" value="1963-03-08">8 March 1963</collectingDate>
</date>
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;
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<collectionCode id="84B9AE3EFFF51F76F29F2E3369AFFCCF" box="[679,740,832,856]" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791" name="Museum of Comparative Zoology" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">MCZ</collectionCode>
7385561
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, same data except collected
<date id="9616103BFFF51F76F4942E336E1AFCCF" box="[1196,1361,831,856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" value="1962-03-09">
<collectingDate id="8652E9D3FFF51F76F4942E336E1AFCCF" box="[1196,1361,831,856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" value="1962-03-09">9 March 1962</collectingDate>
</date>
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; MCZ 92491 collected by Fred
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, Kubu, Buka Island, North Solomons Province,
<materialsCitation id="52C03CA6FFF51F76F4072E166963FC37" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1503028534" collectingDate="1966-05-25" country="Papua New Guinea" latitude="-5.411" location="Papua New Guinea" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="154.6794" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="holotype">
<collectingCountry id="9ABF766BFFF51F76F4072E166E69FCEA" box="[1087,1314,868,893]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Papua New Guinea</collectingCountry>
,
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,
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, WGS84,
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<collectingDate id="8652E9D3FFF51F76F1A82EF46963FC37" box="[400,552,903,928]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" value="1966-05-25">25 May 1966</collectingDate>
</date>
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="E21736FBFFF51F76F0AF2A326F90F8C0" blockId="6.[151,1243,1857,1879]" box="[151,1243,1857,1879]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF51F76F0AF2A326A59F8C0" bold="true" box="[151,274,1857,1879]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Photograph of an adult male paratype of
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF51F76F28E2A3268C2F8C0" box="[694,905,1857,1879]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">Tribolonotus parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF51F76F3B72A326894F8C0" bold="true" box="[911,991,1857,1879]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFF51F76F3B72A326894F8C0" box="[911,991,1857,1879]" pageId="6" pageNumber="77" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(LSUMZ 93500) in life.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="E21736FBFFF41F77F0AF2ED96E0EFC48" blockId="7.[151,1435,938,991]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F0AF2ED96A5FFC57" bold="true" box="[151,276,938,960]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Dorsal (A) and ventral (C) photographs of the holotype of
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F3BA2ED96F1CFC57" box="[898,1111,938,960]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">Tribolonotus parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F4672ED96FFAFC57" bold="true" box="[1119,1201,938,960]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFF41F77F4672ED96FFAFC57" box="[1119,1201,938,960]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(LSUMZ 93510), and dorsal (B) and ventral (D) photographs of the holotype of
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F2DA2EB968C9FC48" box="[738,898,969,991]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. choiseulensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F3B12EBA6892FC48" bold="true" box="[905,985,969,991]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFF41F77F3B12EBA6892FC48" box="[905,985,969,991]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(AM R127275). Scale bars = 1 cm.
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<subSubSection id="AAB26570FFF41F77F0FF29786AE4F813" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFF41F77F0FF29786E71F93C" blockId="7.[151,1437,1035,1924]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F0FF29786A0AFBB3" bold="true" box="[199,321,1035,1060]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A small (maximum SVL
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) scincid lizard of the genus
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F40229786F82FBB3" box="[1082,1225,1035,1060]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">Tribolonotus</emphasis>
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diagnosable from congeneric species by the following combination of characters: 1) two longitudinal rows of 2023 enlarged vertebral scales, separated from parietal plates by granular scales and commencing at the posterior of the nape; 2) 4247 ventral scale rows from the mental to the vent; 3) a longitudinally elongate first supralabial scale, separating the nasal and second supralabial scales; 4) two primary temporal scales; 5) 1013 finger III lamellae and 2023 toe IV lamellae; and 6) moderately short limbs (ForeL/SVL = 0.2530.322, mean = 0.281; HindL/SVL = 0.4090.482, mean = 0.445). Dorsolateral and lateral scales mostly granular, but with several longitudinal rows of spinose scales, approximately one for every enlarged vertebral scale. Tail relatively long, up to approximately 190% of SVL when complete. Head rugose, with up to five strong keels per scale; triangular from dorsal aspect and distinct from neck, slightly larger in males than in females (male HW/SVL = 0.1730.214, female HW/SVL = 0.1650.193; male HL/ SVL = 0.2590.302, female HL/SVL = 0.2410.287;
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,
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). Two primary temporal scales; five supralabial scales, the first narrow and elongate, with no contact between the nasal and second supralabial scale, and five or six infralabial scales. Plantar pores, up to slightly less than the diameter of the toes, variably present in males (absent in approximately half of males examined), absent in females. When present, arranged in parallel rows of up to nine pores at the base of toe IV, frequently with a small gap after the distal two or three pores, and up to three at the base of toe III. Palmar pores rarely present in males, absent in females. When present, only one to two pores present at the base of finger IV. A pair of abdominal glands present just anterior to insertion of the hind limbs in both sexes. Dorsal coloration brown with extensive pale, yellowish-tan markings dorsally and laterally, typically triangular in shape and connecting to form vague paravertebral lines. Ventral coloration pale tan.
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<paragraph id="E21736FBFFF41F77F0FF2BC46AE4F813" blockId="7.[151,1437,1035,1924]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F0FF2BC46A26F947" bold="true" box="[199,365,1719,1744]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">Comparisons.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F1452BC4693BF947" box="[381,624,1719,1744]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F1452BC4693BF947" box="[381,624,1719,1744]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">Tribolonotus parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F2BA2BC469AEF947" bold="true" box="[642,741,1719,1744]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFF41F77F2BA2BC469AEF947" box="[642,741,1719,1744]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is differentiated from
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F4322BCB6FE2F947" box="[1034,1193,1719,1744]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="blanchardi">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F4322BCB6FE2F947" box="[1034,1193,1719,1744]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. blanchardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F4F92BCB6E77F947" box="[1217,1340,1719,1744]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F4F92BCB6E77F947" box="[1217,1340,1719,1744]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F5BF2BCB6A78F963" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. novaeguineae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the presence of two longitudinal rows of enlarged vertebral scales (versus one in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F4C62BAE6EDEF963" box="[1278,1429,1755,1780]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="blanchardi">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F4C62BAE6EDEF963" box="[1278,1429,1755,1780]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. blanchardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and four in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F1232A736AC7F88F" box="[283,396,1791,1816]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F1232A736AC7F88F" box="[283,396,1791,1816]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F1FC2A736937F880" box="[452,636,1792,1815]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. novaeguineae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F2AC2B8C68CBF88F" box="[660,896,1791,1816]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F2AC2B8C68CBF88F" box="[660,896,1791,1816]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">Tribolonotus gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F3802A736F3BF880" box="[952,1136,1792,1815]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. novaeguineae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also exhibit a much larger maximum SVL than
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F1AF2A566947F8AB" box="[407,524,1827,1852]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F1AF2A566947F8AB" box="[407,524,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F2222A506930F8AB" bold="true" box="[538,635,1827,1852]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFF41F77F2222A506930F8AB" box="[538,635,1827,1852]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, while
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F2E42A566833F8AB" box="[732,888,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. blanchardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
exhibits a somewhat smaller maximum SVL (maximum SVL =
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in
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F2562A346983F8F7" bold="true" box="[622,712,1863,1888]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFF41F77F2562A346983F8F7" box="[622,712,1863,1888]" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, versus
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in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F3912A3B6F50F8F7" box="[937,1051,1863,1888]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
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</taxonomicName>
,
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in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F4952A3B6E2FF8C8" box="[1197,1380,1864,1887]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="novaeguineae">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F4952A3B6E2FF8C8" box="[1197,1380,1864,1887]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. novaeguineae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFF41F77F1312A1E6AD5F813" box="[265,414,1899,1924]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="blanchardi">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF41F77F1312A1E6AD5F813" box="[265,414,1899,1924]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="78">T. blanchardi</emphasis>
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).
</paragraph>
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<caption id="B6D76673FFFB1F78F0AF2DEB6978FF44" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0AF2DEB6978FF44" blockId="8.[151,1437,152,212]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F0AF2DEB6A4FFF39" bold="true" box="[151,260,152,174]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Mean, standard deviation, and ranges of several mensural characters in adult
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F5142DEB6E37FF39" bold="true" box="[1324,1404,152,174]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F5B12DEA6BA9FF44" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F0D02DCE6A73FF44" bold="true" box="[232,312,189,211]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F0D02DCE6A73FF44" box="[232,312,189,211]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, and
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F1482DCC6966FF44" box="[368,557,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F16A2D816AB9FE90" box="[338,498,241,263]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="choiseulensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F16A2D816AB9FE90" box="[338,498,241,263]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. choiseulensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F1C12D826902FE90" bold="true" box="[505,585,241,263]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F1C12D826902FE90" box="[505,585,241,263]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F2FC2D816863FE90" box="[708,808,241,263]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2FC2D816863FE90" box="[708,808,241,263]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F3152D826835FE90" bold="true" box="[813,894,241,263]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F3152D826835FE90" box="[813,894,241,263]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F40E2D816FB8FE90" box="[1078,1267,241,263]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudoponceleti">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F40E2D816FB8FE90" box="[1078,1267,241,263]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72C366E43FECD" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" box="[159,1288,324,346]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">N 1 1 1 0 1 6 1 6 5 7 4 4</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72C1E6E2EFE3B" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">SVL 40.16±3.45 44.86±2.63 44.07±2.05 43.46±2.88 53.3±4.61 60.32±5.56 (31.144.4) (40.747.8) (40.748) (39.448.5) (43.564.7) (47.773.4)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72CB36E35FE68" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">ForeL/SVL 0.317±0.011 0.322±0.008 0.276±0.015 0.286±0.017 0.335±0.018 0.324±0.018 (0.2940.332) (0.310.331) (0.2530.303) (0.2550.322) (0.2880.374) (0.2760.352)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72F616E35FDC5" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">F3/SVL 0.065±0.003 0.065±0.002 0.062±0.006 0.066±0.005 0.065±0.004 0.063±0.005 (0.0610.068) (0.0610.069) (0.0540.072) (0.0560.076) (0.0560.076) (0.0540.083)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72F166E3AFD33" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">HindL/SVL 0.51±0.008 0.51±0.006 0.437±0.016 0.452±0.015 0.498±0.025 0.487±0.025 (0.4990.521) (0.4980.518) (0.4090.479) (0.420.482) (0.4510.549) (0.4380.54)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72FCB6E3AFD60" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T4/SVL 0.133±0.006 0.13±0.009 0.122±0.008 0.131±0.008 0.128±0.008 0.122±0.008 (0.1240.143) (0.1210.147) (0.1110.145) (0.1230.153) (0.1120.149) (0.1080.14)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72E796E3AFCDD" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">ForeL/HindL 0.621±0.02 0.631±0.019 0.632±0.04 0.633±0.03 0.672±0.031 0.665±0.031 (0.5860.647) (0.5970.656) (0.5650.709) (0.5820.683) (0.5780.737) (0.570.734)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72E2E6E35FC0B" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">F3/T4 0.486±0.016 0.503±0.027 0.511±0.034 0.5±0.037 0.509±0.03 0.518±0.039 (0.4560.512) (0.450.533) (0.4620.566) (0.4350.558) (0.4490.585) (0.4270.667)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A72EC36E35FC78" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">HW/SVL 0.178±0.007 0.197±0.01 0.183±0.007 0.191±0.01 0.18±0.01 0.208±0.015 (0.1640.187) (0.1860.218) (0.1650.193) (0.1730.214) (0.1560.206) (0.1720.241)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A729716E3AFBD5" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">HL/SVL 0.257±0.01 0.276±0.012 0.26±0.013 0.281±0.014 0.256±0.011 0.279±0.016 (0.2420.273) (0.2610.3) (0.2410.287) (0.2590.302) (0.2360.283) (0.2490.32)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A729266E35FB03" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">HH/SVL 0.128±0.007 0.137±0.007 0.124±0.005 0.129±0.007 0.127±0.008 0.143±0.01 (0.1220.141) (0.1250.144) (0.1090.131) (0.1110.138) (0.1150.159) (0.1210.161)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFB1F78F0A729DB6E35FB70" blockId="8.[159,1406,241,1338]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">HW/HL 0.692±0.03 0.716±0.041 0.705±0.043 0.682±0.058 0.706±0.031 0.745±0.04 (0.6610.743) (0.6390.777) (0.5820.761) (0.5880.78) (0.6360.761) (0.6780.834)</paragraph>
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HH/HL 0.498±0.024 0.499±0.026 0.478±0.034 0.461±0.036 0.496±0.026 0.513±0.031 (0.4590.536) (0.4510.536) (0.3850.528) (0.3910.508) (0.4390.596) (0.4440.579)
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F0FF28F26AE4FA0D" box="[199,431,1409,1434]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">Tribolonotus parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F18E28F26944FA0D" bold="true" box="[438,527,1409,1434]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F18E28F26944FA0D" box="[438,527,1409,1434]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is further distinguished from
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F36428F168ACFA0E" box="[860,999,1410,1433]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. annectens</emphasis>
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in having two primary temporal scales (versus three in
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F16C28D56AAFFA2A" box="[340,484,1446,1469]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. annectens</emphasis>
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), and in having more spinose scales in longitudinal rows paralleling the vertebral scales (approximately one scale for every enlarged mid-dorsal scale in
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F39328B96F5CFA75" box="[939,1047,1481,1506]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F42628BA6F3CFA75" bold="true" box="[1054,1143,1481,1506]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F42628BA6F3CFA75" box="[1054,1143,1481,1506]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
versus approximately one scale for every two vertebral scales in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F27A289D6987F992" box="[578,716,1518,1541]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="annectens">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F27A289D6987F992" box="[578,716,1518,1541]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. annectens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). In
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F33A289D6824F991" box="[770,879,1517,1542]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F33A289D6824F991" box="[770,879,1517,1542]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F34E289E6884F991" bold="true" box="[886,975,1517,1542]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F34E289E6884F991" box="[886,975,1517,1542]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the enlarged vertebral scale rows extend anteriorly to the posterior of the nape (granular scales separate the enlarged vertebral scales from the parietal plates) versus extending to the parietal plates in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F2852B456F48F9D9" authority="Cogger 1972" authorityName="Cogger" authorityYear="1972" box="[701,1027,1589,1614]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brongersmai">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2852B456823F9D9" box="[701,872,1589,1614]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. brongersmai</emphasis>
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and
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F4042B456E76F9D9" authority="Burt 1930" authorityName="Burt" authorityYear="1930" box="[1084,1341,1589,1614]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="schmidtii">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F4042B456F8BF9D9" box="[1084,1216,1589,1614]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. schmidtii</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="86394B0AFFFB1F78F4F02B456E76F9D9" author="Burt" box="[1224,1341,1590,1614]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" refString="Burt, C. E. (1930) Herpetological results of the Whitney South Sea Expedition IV. Descriptions of new species of lizards from the Pacific Islands (Scincidae). American Museum Novitates, 427, 1 - 3. http: // hdl. handle. net / 2246 / 3831" type="journal article" year="1930">Burt 1930</bibRefCitation>
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, and are fewer in number (2023 scales per longitudinal row in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F33A2B296824F9E5" box="[770,879,1625,1650]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F33A2B296824F9E5" box="[770,879,1625,1650]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F34F2B2A689AF9E5" bold="true" box="[887,977,1625,1650]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F34F2B2A689AF9E5" box="[887,977,1625,1650]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
versus
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and
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F0DA2B0D6A22F901" box="[226,361,1661,1686]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. schmidtii</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F1BE2B0E693FF901" box="[390,628,1661,1686]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">Tribolonotus parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2B92B0E69ABF901" bold="true" box="[641,736,1661,1686]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F2B92B0E69ABF901" box="[641,736,1661,1686]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
also typically has more subdigital lamellae (2023 toe IV lamellae in
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F1222BD16AC3F92D" box="[282,392,1697,1722]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F1222BD16AC3F92D" box="[282,392,1697,1722]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F1A82BD26AA1F92D" bold="true" box="[400,490,1697,1722]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F1A82BD26AA1F92D" box="[400,490,1697,1722]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
versus
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2932BD16866F92D" box="[683,813,1697,1722]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. schmidtii</emphasis>
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).
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F37D2BD26FBFF92D" authority="Kinghorn 1937" authorityName="Kinghorn" authorityYear="1937" box="[837,1268,1697,1722]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ponceleti">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F37D2BD26F09F92D" box="[837,1090,1697,1722]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">Tribolonotus ponceleti</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="86394B0AFFFB1F78F4712BD26FBFF92D" author="Kinghorn" box="[1097,1268,1697,1722]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" refString="Kinghorn, J. R. (1937) A new species of skink from the Solomon Islands. Records of the Australian Museum, 20, 1 - 2. https: // doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1975.20.1937.562" type="journal article" year="1937">Kinghorn 1937</bibRefCitation>
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is much larger than
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F17F2BB66AEAF949" bold="true" box="[327,417,1733,1758]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
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(maximum SVL=
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in
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2CD2BB56833F949" box="[757,888,1733,1758]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. ponceleti</emphasis>
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versus
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in
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F4642BB56F80F949" box="[1116,1227,1733,1758]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F4EB2BB66E65F949" bold="true" box="[1235,1326,1733,1758]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
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); the two are further distinguished by the separation of the nasal and second supralabial scales by the longitudinally elongate first supralabial scale in
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F19E2A7D6958F8B1" box="[422,531,1805,1830]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2222A7E6938F8B1" bold="true" box="[538,627,1805,1830]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F2222A7E6938F8B1" box="[538,627,1805,1830]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
versus contact between the nasal scale and second supralabial scale in
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F5BF2A7D6BB5F8DD" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. ponceleti</emphasis>
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.
</paragraph>
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is most similar to
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2C72A2568FFF8F9" box="[767,948,1877,1902]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. choiseulensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F3872A266F56F8F9" bold="true" box="[959,1053,1877,1902]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFB1F78F3872A266F56F8F9" box="[959,1053,1877,1902]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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and
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F4632A256E7AF8F9" box="[1115,1329,1877,1902]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="86394B0AFFFB1F78F5032A256A68F805" author="Greer" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" refString="Greer, A. E. &amp; Parker, F. (1968) A new species of Tribolonotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Bougainville and Buka, Solomon Islands, with comments on the biology of the genus. Breviora, 291, 1 - 23." type="journal article" year="1968">Greer &amp; Parker 1968</bibRefCitation>
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. However, it can be diagnosed from
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2F12A0968D7F805" box="[713,924,1913,1938]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
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based on its smaller number of ventral scale rows (4247, mean = 44.875, mode =
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F2A32AED6840F821" box="[667,779,1949,1974]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F32D2AEE683AF821" bold="true" box="[789,881,1949,1974]" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">
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versus 4553, mean = 49.008, mode =
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<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFB1F78F5BF2AED6A06F84D" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="79" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudoponceleti">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFB1F78F5BF2AED6A06F84D" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="79">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
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,
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), smaller number of subdigital lamellae (F3L = 1013, mean = 11.844, mode =
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F08F2DEA6A63FF27" box="[183,296,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F10B2DE46ADBFF27" bold="true" box="[307,400,151,176]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">
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versus 1316, mean = 14.027, mode =
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<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFA1F79F3882DEA6FCEFF27" box="[944,1157,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudoponceleti">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F3882DEA6FCEFF27" box="[944,1157,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
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; T4L = 2023, mean = 21.844, mode =
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F1A82DCE6AB4FF42" box="[400,511,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. parkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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versus 2127, mean = 23.885, mode =
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<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFA1F79F4582DCE6E79FF42" box="[1120,1330,188,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudoponceleti">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F4582DCE6E79FF42" box="[1120,1330,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<tableCitation id="AF2A0340FFFA1F79F57A2DCF6EDCFF43" box="[1346,1431,188,213]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="9.[151,242,692,715]" captionText="TABLE 3. Mode and ranges of several meristic characters in adult Tribolonotus choiseulensis sp. nov., T. parkeri sp. nov., and T. pseudoponceleti." pageId="9" pageNumber="80">Table 3</tableCitation>
,
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), and shorter legs (ForeL/SVL = 0.2530.322, mean =
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<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFA1F79F39B2D926F5BFF6F" box="[931,1040,223,248]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F39B2D926F5BFF6F" box="[931,1040,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F4202DAC6F3AFF6F" bold="true" box="[1048,1137,223,248]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">
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versus 0.2760.374, mean =
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; HindL/SVL = 0.4090.482, mean =
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F4632C776FFFFE8A" bold="true" box="[1115,1204,260,285]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFA1F79F4632C776FFFFE8A" box="[1115,1204,260,285]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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versus 0.4380.578, mean =
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;
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,
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).
<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFA1F79F33A2C5468A7FED7" box="[770,1004,295,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeri" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F3CD2C546F1AFED7" bold="true" box="[1013,1105,295,320]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFA1F79F3CD2C546F1AFED7" box="[1013,1105,295,320]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is also much smaller than
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F5BF2C5A6A06FEF2" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(maximum SVL =
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in
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F2842C3E6867FEF2" box="[700,812,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F30C2C3F68C4FEF2" bold="true" box="[820,911,332,357]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">
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,
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in
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), and has more extensive light dorsal markings, which frequently connect to form paravertebral lines in
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, but are typically restricted to non-connected, paravertebral spots in
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is distinguished from
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by its shorter limbs (ForeL/SVL = 0.2530.322, mean =
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versus 0.2940.332, mean=
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; HindL/SVL=0.4090.482, mean =
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versus 0.4980.521, mean =
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;
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,
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), and by color pattern:
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has more extensive light dorsal markings of pale triangles, often merging to form paravertebral lines lateral to the enlarged vertebral scales whereas
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F3BE2F3A6F7CFDF7" box="[902,1079,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. choiseulensis</emphasis>
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has a dorsal pattern of faint, indistinct yellowish tan markings in the form of paired, separated paravertebral spots.
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Mode and ranges of several meristic characters in adult
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,
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F53F2FC76E38FD5C" box="[1287,1395,692,715]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F5442FC76B8CFD7C" bold="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFA1F79F5442FC76B8CFD7C" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, and
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F1392FA76A81FD7C" box="[257,458,724,747]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. pseudoponceleti</emphasis>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="25A84D78FFFA1F79F1702E7B6AA3FC8B" box="[328,488,774,797]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Tribolonotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="choiseulensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F1702E7B6AA3FC8B" box="[328,488,774,797]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. choiseulensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFA1F79F1D72E756974FC8B" box="[495,575,774,796]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F2962E7B6844FC8B" box="[686,783,774,797]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">T. parkeri</emphasis>
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F3L
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<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFA1F79F1702EF16F51FC55" blockId="9.[159,1214,774,1168]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">(1113) (1013) (1316) T4L 22 22 24</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFA1F79F1702EA66F52FB83" blockId="9.[159,1214,774,1168]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">(2024) (2023) (2127) DSR 22 22 22</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFA1F79F170295B6F52FBF0" blockId="9.[159,1214,774,1168]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">(2223) (2123) (2125) VSR 43 43 50</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E21736FBFFFA1F79F17029096F04FB07" blockId="9.[159,1214,774,1168]" box="[328,1103,1146,1168]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">(4247) (4247) (4553)</paragraph>
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Description of
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.
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An adult male, SVL
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, total length 110.0 mm, with two longitudinal rows of 21 strongly keeled, enlarged vertebral scales, beginning at the posterior of the nape (
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A). Lateral and dorsolateral scales granular, but with several rows of larger, spinose scales laterally, approximately one per every enlarged mid-dorsal scale, but continuing to the parietal scales. Ventral scales weakly keeled, 46 scale rows from mental to vent. Head relatively large and broad (HW =
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; HL =
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; HH =
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; HW/HL = 0.670; HH/HL = 0.417), distinct from neck, and rugose, with up to five keels per head scale. Two primary temporal scales, five infralabial scales, and five supralabial scales, the first supralabial narrow and elongate, with no contact between the nasal and second supralabial scales. Limbs moderately short (ForeL =
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; ForeL/SVL = 0.299; HindL = 18.0 mm; HindL/SVL = 0.438). Digits moderately long (Fing3 =
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), with 11 rounded subdigital lamellae under finger III and 21 rounded subdigital lamellae under toe IV. Ten plantar pores present, arranged in two parallel rows: one row of eight at the base of toe IV, extending linearly towards toe V with the proximal three pores shifted slightly towards the median of the foot and a small gap between the two distal pores and the remaining pores, and a second row of two at the base of finger III. One very small palmar pore present at base of finger IV. One pair of abdominal glands visible externally just anterior to the insertion of the hind limbs.
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Dorsal coloration brown, with paired light, yellowish tan markings, triangular in shape, with vague borders but most distinct anteriorly and connecting to form a more distinct chevron at the base of the tail (
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A). Ventral coloration pale, yellowish in color, with darker brown markings along the edges of some scales (
<figureCitation id="7A932A7EFFFA1F79F5082A4A6E31F8C5" box="[1328,1402,1849,1874]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,249,938,960]" captionTargetBox="[151,1426,194,907]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,193,917]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Dorsal (A) and ventral (C) photographs of the holotype of Tribolonotus parkeri sp. nov. (LSUMZ 93510), and dorsal (B) and ventral (D) photographs of the holotype of T. choiseulensis sp. nov. (AM R 127275). Scale bars = 1 cm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/579916/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
B). Underside of limbs and tail mottled with pale yellow and dark brown. Mental, post-mental, and infralabial scales colored dark brown with some lighter streaking.
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<subSubSection id="AAB26570FFFA1F79F0FF2AD66FDCF875" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F0FF2AD66A2BF829" bold="true" box="[199,352,1957,1982]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">Distribution.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F15E2AD66905F829" box="[358,590,1957,1982]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">Tribolonotus parkeri</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFFA1F79F26D2AD669E5F829" bold="true" box="[597,686,1957,1982]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CBEF5792FFFA1F79F26D2AD669E5F829" box="[597,686,1957,1982]" pageId="9" pageNumber="80" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is only known from Buka
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, North Solomons Province,
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(geologically and biogeographically part of the Solomon Archipelago;
<figureCitation id="7A932A7EFFFA1F79F47D2ABA6FCDF875" box="[1093,1158,1993,2018]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,249,1755,1777]" captionTargetBox="[162,1435,815,1733]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,807,1733]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Sampling localities of Tribolonotus choiseulensis sp. nov., T. parkeri sp. nov., and T. pseudoponceleti specimens examined in this study. Triangles indicate T. choiseulensis sp. nov., squares indicate T. parkeri sp. nov., and circles indicate T. pseudoponceleti. Filled symbols represent type localities." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/579911/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
).
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<subSubSection id="AAB26570FFF91F7AF0FF2DE46E34FF42" pageId="10" pageNumber="81" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="D0DCEAE9FFF91F7AF0FF2DE46A05FF27" bold="true" box="[199,334,151,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="81">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet was chosen to honor Fred
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in recognition of his substantial contributions to herpetology in
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, and his collections of much of the
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series of the species.
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