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(
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,
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IEBR A.2013.22 (Field number ASU 10715), adult female, collected on
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by K. V. Nguyen and R. W. Van Devender near Camp 1 (
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,
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, elevation
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; datum WGS84) from Kon Tum Plateau in the border area between Quang Ngai and Kon Tum provinces, southern Central
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.
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Size small (SVL
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); prefrontals separated from each other; supraoculars four; enlarged nuchals in two pairs; lower eyelid scaly; supralabials six, first fused with nasal; primary temporals two; external ear openings absent; midbody scales in 20 rows; dorsal scales smooth, paravertebral scales 53, not widened; limbs short, pentadactyl; scales on dorsal surface of base of fourth toe in three rows; lamellae under fourth toe six; free margins of upper and lower eyelids not edged in white; dorsum and tail base bronze brown with dark dots; dorsolateral light stripe present on neck, shoulder and anterior part of dorsum; upper zone of lateral head and flank with a narrow black stripe.
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Description of
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.
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Size small (SVL
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), tail complete (TaL
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), head longer than wide (HL 6.0 mm, HW
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), SL
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, SFlL
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, AG
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, limbs short (FlL
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, HlL
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); proportions: TaL/SVL 1.66, HL/SVL 0.17, FlL/SVL 0.14, HlL/SVL 0.21.
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<paragraph id="8BC0369FAC681624AAC0F80262A5FEAB" blockId="1.[151,1436,1191,2019]" lastBlockId="2.[151,1436,151,1096]" lastPageId="2" pageId="1">Nostril in center of nasal; postnasals absent; loreals two, anterior larger than posterior; preocular single; presubocular single; supraciliaries seven, first largest, first to third in contact with first supraocular; supraoculars four, second widest, fourth supraocular followed by a small scale; postocular single; postsuboculars three, lower one in contact with fifth supralabial; primary temporals two, lower one in contact with sixth supralabial; secondary temporals two, upper one very large, in contact with parietal, overlapped by lower one; lower eyelid moveable, scaly, separated from supralabials by one row of small scales; supralabials six, anterior first fused with nasal, fifth and sixth enlarged, fourth below the eye; external ear openings absent.</paragraph>
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Dorsal view of the holotype (IEBR A.2013.22) of
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Photo R. W. Van Devender.
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Dorsal (A) and lateral (B) views of the head of
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(holotype IEBR A.2013.22). Photos T. Q. Nguyen.
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is known only from the
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locality in the border area between Quang Ngai and Kon Tumprovince, southern Central
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(
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).
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The
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was collected about two hours after dark among leaf litter on a steep slope about three meters above a small stream surrounded by secondary forest at an elevation of
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. The
<typeStatus id="54C4883DAC6A1625AF3DF8EF6494F893" box="[1338,1436,1831,1856]" pageId="3" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
contained four small white follicles in each ovary.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3656514AC6A1623AAC0F8BF608DFD92" lastPageId="5" pageId="3" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BC0369FAC6A1625AAC0F8BF6480F80C" blockId="3.[151,1436,1710,2016]" pageId="3">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6A1625AAC0F8BF6046F843" bold="true" box="[199,334,1911,1936]" pageId="3">Etymology.</emphasis>
The new species is named in honour of Dr. Glenn Shea from the University of Sydney,
<collectingCountry id="F368760FAC6A1625AF29F8BF649FF843" box="[1326,1431,1911,1936]" name="Australia" pageId="3">Australia</collectingCountry>
, in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards the systematics of scincid lizards. For the common names we suggest Sheas Forest Skink (English), Thằn lằn phê-nô shea (Vietnamese), and Sheas Bodenskink (
<collectingCountry id="F368760FAC6A1625AF1BF80F6475F80C" box="[1308,1405,1991,2015]" name="Germany" pageId="3">German</collectingCountry>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC0369FAC6D1622AA90F874630FF820" blockId="4.[151,1436,1979,2035]" pageId="4">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6D1622AA90F8746011F807" bold="true" box="[151,281,1980,2004]" pageId="4">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Map showing the type locality (red circle) of
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6D1622A901F87362F8F800" box="[774,1008,1979,2003]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sheai">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6D1622A901F87362F8F800" box="[774,1008,1979,2003]" italics="true" pageId="4">Sphenomorphus sheai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the border area between Quang Ngai and Kon Tum provinces, Vietnam.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BC0369FAC6C1623AAC0FF5F608DFD92" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,941]" pageId="5">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AAC0FF5F6064FF63" bold="true" box="[199,364,151,176]" pageId="5">Comparisons.</emphasis>
Based on specimen examination (Appendix) and data from the literature (e.g., Boulenger 1887; Smith 1935; Bourret 1939, 2009; Taylor 1963; Darevsky &amp; Orlov 2005; Nguyen
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AE2CFF09656BFF0B" box="[1067,1123,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="5">et al.</emphasis>
2011; Luu
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AEE1FF09641EFF0B" box="[1254,1302,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="5">et al</emphasis>
. 2013; Roy
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AA90FF2161C3FED2" box="[151,203,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="5">et al</emphasis>
. 2013), we compare
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623ABC2FF2063B7FED2" box="[453,703,232,257]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sheai">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623ABC2FF2063B7FED2" box="[453,703,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="5">Sphenomorphus sheai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with the following species of
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AE21FF2065D3FED2" box="[1062,1243,232,257]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AE21FF2065D3FED2" box="[1062,1243,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="5">Sphenomorphus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
<collectingCountry id="F368760FAC6C1623AF21FF206461FED2" box="[1318,1385,232,257]" name="China" pageId="5">China</collectingCountry>
and mainland Southeast Asia which have midbody scale counts fewer than 26 rows:
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AE7CFED86016FE82" authority="Boulenger" authorityName="Boulenger" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AE7CFED86493FEFA" box="[1147,1435,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="5">Sphenomorphus stellatus</emphasis>
(Boulenger)
</taxonomicName>
(2224 rows),
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623ABD6FEF163C0FE83" authority="Bourret" authorityName="Bourret" box="[465,712,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tridigitus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623ABD6FEF1635EFE82" box="[465,598,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. tridigitus</emphasis>
(Bourret)
</taxonomicName>
(1820 rows),
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A97DFEF16415FE82" authority="Darevsky &amp; Orlov" authorityName="Darevsky &amp; Orlov" box="[890,1309,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tetradactylus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A97DFEF16523FE82" box="[890,1067,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. tetradactylus</emphasis>
(Darevsky &amp; Orlov)
</taxonomicName>
(20 rows).
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AA90FEA86085FEAA" box="[151,397,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sheai">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AA90FEA86085FEAA" box="[151,397,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="5">Sphenomorphus sheai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A8BCFEA9623CFEAA" box="[699,820,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A8BCFEA9623CFEAA" box="[699,820,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a smaller size (SVL
<quantity id="4C879B7AAC6C1623AE94FEA865FFFEAB" box="[1171,1271,352,377]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.52" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="35.2">35.2 mm</quantity>
vs.
<quantity id="4C879B7AAC6C1623AF23FEA86494FEAB" box="[1316,1436,352,377]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.85" metricValueMax="8.0" metricValueMin="5.7" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="68.5" valueMax="80.0" valueMin="57.0">5780 mm</quantity>
in
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AABFFE41603EFE72" box="[184,310,392,417]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AABFFE41603EFE72" box="[184,310,392,417]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), fewer lamellae under fourth toe (six vs.
<quantity id="4C879B7AAC6C1623A935FE406292FE72" box="[818,922,392,417]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.207" metricValueMax="5.842" metricValueMin="4.572" pageId="5" unit="in" value="20.5" valueMax="23.0" valueMin="18.0">1823 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A9A2FE41652BFE72" box="[933,1059,392,417]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stellatus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A9A2FE41652BFE72" box="[933,1059,392,417]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. stellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), fore and hind limbs distinctly separated when adpressed along body wall (vs. overlapped), and by the absence of dorsal large dark blotches (vs. presence). The new species differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A860FE1163E2FE22" box="[615,746,472,497]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tridigitus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A860FE1163E2FE22" box="[615,746,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. tridigitus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A926FE1162D8FE22" box="[801,976,472,497]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tetradactylus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A926FE1162D8FE22" box="[801,976,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. tetradactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having forelimbs pentydactyl (versus three and four in
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AB5FFDC960D3FDCA" box="[344,475,512,537]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tridigitus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AB5FFDC960D3FDCA" box="[344,475,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. tridigitus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A815FDC963C8FDCA" box="[530,704,512,537]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tetradactylus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A815FDC963C8FDCA" box="[530,704,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. tetradactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, respectively) and two primary temporals (vs. one in
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AF1EFDC96494FDCA" box="[1305,1436,512,537]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tridigitus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AF1EFDC96494FDCA" box="[1305,1436,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. tridigitus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AAC1FDE1607CFD92" box="[198,372,552,577]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tetradactylus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AAC1FDE1607CFD92" box="[198,372,552,577]" italics="true" pageId="5">S. tetradactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3656514AC6C1623AAC0FD986393FC7E" pageId="5" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BC0369FAC6C1623AAC0FD986382FCCE" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,941]" pageId="5">
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AAC0FD9860C8FDBA" box="[199,448,592,617]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sheai">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AAC0FD9860C8FDBA" box="[199,448,592,617]" italics="true" pageId="5">Sphenomorphus sheai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
could be mistaken for several skink species of the genus
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AE58FD9965D9FDBB" box="[1119,1233,593,616]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AE58FD9965D9FDBB" box="[1119,1233,593,616]" italics="true" pageId="5">Lygosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which also have short limbs and midbody scale rows fewer than 26, including
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A988FDBE65A6FD5E" authority="Theobald" authorityName="Theobald" box="[911,1198,628,653]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anguinum">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A988FDBE652CFD5F" box="[911,1060,629,653]" italics="true" pageId="5">L. anguinum</emphasis>
(Theobald)
</taxonomicName>
(22),
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AF07FDBE601AFD62" authority="Stolizcka" authorityName="Stolizcka" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lineolatum">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AF07FDBE6494FD5E" box="[1280,1436,628,653]" italics="true" pageId="5">L. lineolatum</emphasis>
(Stolizcka)
</taxonomicName>
(22),
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AB5FFD51632DFD62" authority="Shreve" authorityName="Shreve" box="[344,549,664,689]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="popae">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AB5FFD5160B3FD63" box="[344,443,665,688]" italics="true" pageId="5">L. popae</emphasis>
(Shreve)
</taxonomicName>
(24),
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A86CFD516253FD62" authority="Gmelin" authorityName="Gmelin" box="[619,859,664,689]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctata">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A86CFD5163E4FD63" box="[619,748,665,688]" italics="true" pageId="5">L. punctata</emphasis>
(Gmelin)
</taxonomicName>
(2428),
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A9CBFD5165ECFD62" authority="Linnaeus" authorityName="Linnaeus" box="[972,1252,664,689]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="quadrupes">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A9CBFD516569FD62" box="[972,1121,664,689]" italics="true" pageId="5">L. quadrupes</emphasis>
(Linnaeus)
</taxonomicName>
(2428), and
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AF82FD516370FD06" authority="Geissler, Hartmann &amp; Neang" authorityName="Geissler, Hartmann &amp; Neang" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="veunsaiensis">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AF82FD51602CFD07" italics="true" pageId="5">L. veunsaiensis</emphasis>
Geissler, Hartmann &amp; Neang
</taxonomicName>
(22). However,
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A932FD746526FD06" box="[821,1070,700,725]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sheai">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A932FD746526FD06" box="[821,1070,700,725]" italics="true" pageId="5">Sphenomorphus sheai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from all aforementioned species by the absence of supranasals (present in
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A8C1FD296230FD2B" box="[710,824,737,760]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A8C1FD296230FD2B" box="[710,824,737,760]" italics="true" pageId="5">Lygosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and having the first supralabial fused with nasal (not fused in
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AAF0FCCE6053FCCE" box="[247,347,774,797]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lygosma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AAF0FCCE6053FCCE" box="[247,347,774,797]" italics="true" pageId="5">Lygosma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (see Geissler
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A804FCCE633CFCCE" box="[515,564,772,797]" italics="true" pageId="5">et al</emphasis>
. 2012).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC0369FAC6C1623AAC0FCE06393FC7E" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,941]" pageId="5">
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AAC0FCE060B5FC92" box="[199,445,808,833]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Sphenomorphus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sheai">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AAC0FCE060B5FC92" box="[199,445,808,833]" italics="true" pageId="5">Sphenomorphus sheai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also resembles
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623A869FCE0641BFC92" authority="Nguyen, Nguyen, Bohme &amp; Ziegler" authorityName="Nguyen, Nguyen, Bohme &amp; Ziegler" box="[622,1299,808,833]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Scincella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apraefrontalis">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A869FCE06273FC92" box="[622,891,808,833]" italics="true" pageId="5">Scincella apraefrontalis</emphasis>
Nguyen, Nguyen, Böhme &amp; Ziegler
</taxonomicName>
by having a low midbody scale count, no ear openings, and first supralabial fused with nasal; however, the new species can be distinguished from latter by the presence of prefrontals and opaque window on lower eyelid which are absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1CAC6C1623AA90FC5C639FFC7E" authority="Nguyen et al. 2010" authorityName="Nguyen et al." authorityYear="2010" box="[151,663,916,941]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Scincella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apraefrontalis">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623AA90FC5C60ABFC7E" box="[151,419,916,941]" italics="true" pageId="5">Scincella apraefrontalis</emphasis>
(Nguyen
<emphasis id="B90BEA8DAC6C1623A813FC5E6344FC7E" box="[532,588,916,941]" italics="true" pageId="5">et al.</emphasis>
2010)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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