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Sekayu Striped Skink
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Adult male (
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11593) collected by
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Afny Syazwany Abu Zarim on
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at 1200 hrs at Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Terengganu, Peninsular
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(4°
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, 102°
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at
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asl).
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA651C85923DAF901DB4394F3" bold="true" box="[151,279,1736,1758]" pageId="2" pageNumber="459">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Upper: dorsal view of holotype of
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(LSUHC 11593) from Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. Lower: dorsal view of
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(LSUHC 4801) from Pulau Aur, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA651C859238AF8EDDB159513" bold="true" box="[199,321,1828,1853]" pageId="2" pageNumber="459">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA651C859217DF8EDD8D89513" bold="true" box="[560,652,1828,1853]" pageId="2" pageNumber="459">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from all other species of
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by having the combination of an adult SVL of 42.3 mm; six supralabials; five infralabials; four supraoculars; prefrontals widely separated; two loreals; fused frontoparietals; lower eyelids bearing a large, transparent disc; 21 midbody scale rows; 56 paravertertebral scale rows; 65 ventral scale rows; enlarged, precloacal scales; 10 subdigital lamellae on the third finger; 11, 15, and seven lamellae on the third, fourth, and fifth toes, respectively; distal subdigital lamellae keeled; a median row of slightly enlarged, subcaudal scales; a generally unicolor, dark-brown dorsum bearing nine very faint, diffuse, darker stripes; and an external ear opening replaced by a scaly, auditory depression (
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).
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA650C85823DAFECDDB5F9335" bold="true" box="[151,267,260,283]" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Diagnostic characters separating
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA650C858201EFECDD9FE9335" bold="true" box="[851,938,260,283]" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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from
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<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA650C85820A0FECDDE1E9335" box="[1005,1098,259,283]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="460" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="surda">L. surda</taxonomicName>
.
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Abbreviations are listed in the Materials and Methods.
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA650C858217CFE91D8AC9342" box="[561,760,342,365]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">Lipinia sekayuensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA650C85821B2FE9ED91B9342" bold="true" box="[767,847,343,364]" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA650C85820C9FE91DF019342" box="[900,1365,342,365]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">Lipinia surda Lipinia surda</emphasis>
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LSUHC BM LSUHC 11593 1946.8.16.52 (
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) 4801 snout to forelimb (Sn-ForeL) 13.0 / /
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Description of
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(
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,
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).
</emphasis>
Adult male reaching 41.2 mm SVL; head somewhat elongate, triangular and pointed in dorsal profile; rostral wider than high, in broad contact with frontonasal; frontonasal wider than long; prefrontals moderate in size, separated; frontal elongate, triangularly shaped, in contact with first two supraoculars; four supraoculars; frontoparietals fused, contacting posterior portion of second and all of third and fourth supraoculars, contacting parietals and interparietal posteriorly; interparietal diamond-shaped, slightly projecting posteriorly, parietal eyespot in posterior portion of scale; parietals large, in contact posterior to interparietal, making point contact with posterior margin of fourth supraocular anteriorly; single pair of large, nuchal scales; nasals moderate in size, widely separated, trapezoidal, contacting lateral margin of frontonasal and rostral anteriorly, first loreal posteriorly, first supralabial ventrally; nostril located in center of nasal scale; anterior loreal rectangular, posterior loreal square; two similarly sized preoculars in contact with second loreal; eight supraciliaries, anteriormost in contact with prefrontal; two similarly sized pretemporals; single primary temporal below pretemporals; external ear opening replaced by a scaly, auditory depression; four suboculars, subocular row interrupted by large fifth supralabial contacting eye; six supralabials; two postsupralabials; single, large, secondary temporal contacting parietal; no small, granular scales at posterior corners of eye; lower eyelid bearing an enlarged transparent disc; mental wider than long; single, large, squarish postmental contacting first and second infralabials; two enlarged sublabials following postmental contacting medially; sublabials contacting second and third infralabials; second pair of large sublabials making point contact medially; six infralabials; external ear opening absent.
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<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFE1BD8AB93C6" box="[561,767,466,488]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">Hutan Lipur Sekayu</th>
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FE1BDE5B93C6" box="[900,1039,466,488]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">Sungai Buloh</th>
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FE1BDF0193C6" box="[1229,1365,466,488]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">Pulau Aur</th>
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<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FE35DF01903C" box="[159,1365,508,530]" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FE35DBEB903C" box="[159,447,508,530]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">sex</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFE35D8AB903C" box="[561,767,508,530]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">male</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FE35DE5B903C" box="[900,1039,508,530]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">/</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FE35DF01903C" box="[1229,1365,508,530]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">female</td>
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<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FDECDBEB9015" box="[159,447,549,571]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">infralabials</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFDECD8AB9015" box="[561,767,549,571]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">5</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FDECDE5B9015" box="[900,1039,549,571]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">6</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FDECDF019015" box="[1229,1365,549,571]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FD87DF01904A" box="[159,1365,590,612]" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FD87DBEB904A" box="[159,447,590,612]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">midbody scale rows</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFD87D8AB904A" box="[561,767,590,612]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">21</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FD87DE5B904A" box="[900,1039,590,612]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">20</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FD87DF01904A" box="[1229,1365,590,612]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">20</td>
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<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FDB1DF0190A0" box="[159,1365,632,654]" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FDB1DBEB90A0" box="[159,447,632,654]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">paravertebral scale rows</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFDB1D8AB90A0" box="[561,767,632,654]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">56</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FDB1DE5B90A0" box="[900,1039,632,654]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">65</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FDB1DF0190A0" box="[1229,1365,632,654]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">64</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FD68DF019099" box="[159,1365,673,695]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FD68DBEB9099" box="[159,447,673,695]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">ventral scale rows</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFD68D8AB9099" box="[561,767,673,695]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">65</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FD68DE5B9099" box="[900,1039,673,695]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">75</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FD68DF019099" box="[1229,1365,673,695]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">75</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FD03DF0190CE" box="[159,1365,714,736]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FD03DBEB90CE" box="[159,447,714,736]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">1st finger</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFD03D8AB90CE" box="[561,767,714,736]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">6</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FD03DE5B90CE" box="[900,1039,714,736]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">7</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FD03DF0190CE" box="[1229,1365,714,736]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FD3DDF019124" box="[159,1365,756,778]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FD3DDBEB9124" box="[159,447,756,778]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">2nd finger</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFD3DD8AB9124" box="[561,767,756,778]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">9</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FD3DDE5B9124" box="[900,1039,756,778]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">11</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FD3DDF019124" box="[1229,1365,756,778]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">11</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FCD4DF01911D" box="[159,1365,797,819]" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FCD4DBEB911D" box="[159,447,797,819]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">3rd finger</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFCD4D8AB911D" box="[561,767,797,819]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">10</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FCD4DE5B911D" box="[900,1039,797,819]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">14</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FCD4DF01911D" box="[1229,1365,797,819]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">13</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FC8FDF019172" box="[159,1365,838,860]" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FC8FDBEB9172" box="[159,447,838,860]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">4th finger</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFC8FD8AB9172" box="[561,767,838,860]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">10</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FC8FDE5B9172" box="[900,1039,838,860]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">13</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FC8FDF019172" box="[1229,1365,838,860]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">13</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FCB9DF0191A8" box="[159,1365,880,902]" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FCB9DBEB91A8" box="[159,447,880,902]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">5th finger</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFCB9D8AB91A8" box="[561,767,880,902]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">7</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FCB9DE5B91A8" box="[900,1039,880,902]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">8</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FCB9DF0191A8" box="[1229,1365,880,902]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FC50DF019181" box="[159,1365,921,943]" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FC50DBEB9181" box="[159,447,921,943]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">1st toe lamellae</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFC50D8AB9181" box="[561,767,921,943]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">8</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FC50DE5B9181" box="[900,1039,921,943]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">7</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FC50DF019181" box="[1229,1365,921,943]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FC0BDF0191F6" box="[159,1365,962,984]" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FC0BDBEB91F6" box="[159,447,962,984]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">2nd toe lamellae</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFC0BD8AB91F6" box="[561,767,962,984]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">9</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FC0BDE5B91F6" box="[900,1039,962,984]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">11</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FC0BDF0191F6" box="[1229,1365,962,984]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">10</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FC25DF01962C" box="[159,1365,1004,1026]" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FC25DBEB962C" box="[159,447,1004,1026]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">3rd toe lamellae</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFC25D8AB962C" box="[561,767,1004,1026]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">11</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FC25DE5B962C" box="[900,1039,1004,1026]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">15</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FC25DF01962C" box="[1229,1365,1004,1026]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">14</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FBDCDF019605" box="[159,1365,1045,1067]" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FBDCDBEB9605" box="[159,447,1045,1067]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">4th toe lamellae</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFBDCD8AB9605" box="[561,767,1045,1067]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">15</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FBDCDE5B9605" box="[900,1039,1045,1067]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">17</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FBDCDF019605" box="[1229,1365,1045,1067]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">20</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FBF7DF01967A" box="[159,1365,1086,1108]" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FBF7DBEB967A" box="[159,447,1086,1108]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">5th toe lamellae</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFBF7D8AB967A" box="[561,767,1086,1108]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">7</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FBF7DE5B967A" box="[900,1039,1086,1108]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">14</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FBF7DF01967A" box="[1229,1365,1086,1108]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">13</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FBA1DF019650" box="[159,1365,1128,1150]" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FBA1DBEB9650" box="[159,447,1128,1150]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">median subcaudals</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFBA1D8AB9650" box="[561,767,1128,1150]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">slightly enlarged</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FBA1DE5B9650" box="[900,1039,1128,1150]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">not enlarged</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FBA1DF019650" box="[1229,1365,1128,1150]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">no tail</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FB58DF019689" box="[159,1365,1169,1191]" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FB58DBEB9689" box="[159,447,1169,1191]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">dorsal pattern</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFB58D8AB9689" box="[561,767,1169,1191]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">faint stripes</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FB58DE5B9689" box="[900,1039,1169,1191]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">no stripes</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FB58DF019689" box="[1229,1365,1169,1191]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">no stripes</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FB73DF0196FE" box="[159,1365,1210,1232]" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FB73DBEB96FE" box="[159,447,1210,1232]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">dorsal ground color in life</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFB73D8AB96FE" box="[561,767,1210,1232]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">dark-brown</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FB73DE5B96FE" box="[900,1039,1210,1232]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">not recorded</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FB73DF0196FE" box="[1229,1365,1210,1232]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">beige</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FB2DDF0196D4" box="[159,1365,1252,1274]" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FB2DDBEB96D4" box="[159,447,1252,1274]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">snout-vent length (SVL)</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFB2DD8AB96D4" box="[561,767,1252,1274]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">42.3</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FB2DDE5B96D4" box="[900,1039,1252,1274]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">50.0</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FB2DDF0196D4" box="[1229,1365,1252,1274]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">52.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FAC4DF01970D" box="[159,1365,1293,1315]" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FAC4DBEB970D" box="[159,447,1293,1315]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">tail length (TL)</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFAC4D8AB970D" box="[561,767,1293,1315]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">42.3</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FAC4DE5B970D" box="[900,1039,1293,1315]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">100.0</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FAC4DF01970D" box="[1229,1365,1293,1315]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">/</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FAFFDF019762" box="[159,1365,1334,1356]" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FAFFDBEB9762" box="[159,447,1334,1356]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">axilla-groin length (AxGnL)</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFAFFD8AB9762" box="[561,767,1334,1356]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">24.5</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FAFFDE5B9762" box="[900,1039,1334,1356]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">/</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FAFFDF019762" box="[1229,1365,1334,1356]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">31</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FAA9DF019758" box="[159,1365,1376,1398]" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FAA9DBEB9758" box="[159,447,1376,1398]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">head length (HeadL)</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFAA9D8AB9758" box="[561,767,1376,1398]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">7.8</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FAA9DE5B9758" box="[900,1039,1376,1398]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">/</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FAA9DF019758" box="[1229,1365,1376,1398]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">/</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D34DBA65037A423D2FA40DF0197B1" box="[159,1365,1417,1439]" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">
<th id="76EC5DA7A65037A423D2FA40DBEB97B1" box="[159,447,1417,1439]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">head width (HeadW)</th>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A4217CFA40D8AB97B1" box="[561,767,1417,1439]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">4.1</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A420C9FA40DE5B97B1" box="[900,1039,1417,1439]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">/</td>
<td id="76EC5DA7A65037A42780FA40DF0197B1" box="[1229,1365,1417,1439]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="460">/</td>
</tr>
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA657C85F23DAF84ADB4695B6" bold="true" box="[151,274,1923,1945]" pageId="4" pageNumber="461">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Illustrations of the head of the holotype of
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA657C85F2186F84DD9C695B7" box="[715,914,1923,1945]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="461">Lipinia sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA657C85F20D5F84DD9BD95B7" bold="true" box="[920,1001,1924,1945]" pageId="4" pageNumber="461">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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in dorsal (upper) and lateral (lower) views showing the transparent disc (TD) on the lower eyelid, the condition of the prefrontals (PF) and fronoparietals (FP), and the location of the scaly, auditory depression (red circle)—some of the key features used in the identification of the genus.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BB23699A656C85E23DAFBE6D89E964A" blockId="5.[151,1436,1071,1124]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E23DAFBE6DB40966A" bold="true" box="[151,276,1071,1093]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Riparian habitat in the lowland forest along Sungai Peres at the type locality of
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E2710FBF8DF73966B" box="[1117,1319,1071,1094]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Lipinia sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E2663FBF9DFD5966B" bold="true" box="[1326,1409,1072,1093]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
at Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BB23699A656C85E238AFB42D8FC978E" blockId="5.[151,1436,1163,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Body scales smooth, cycloid, imbricate; dorsal scales transversely elongate, ventral scales not so; 21longitudinal scale rows around midbody; 56 paravertebral scale rows; 65 ventral scale rows; limbs widely separated when adpressed; hind limbs slightly larger than forelimbs; scales of dorsal surface of limbs same size as those of ventral surface; palmar and plantar scales, rounded, smooth, slightly raised; scales of dorsal surfaces of digits in a double row; subdigital lamellae on proximal one-half of digits transversely expanded and raised; distal lamellae bearing a single keel; numbers of subdigital lamellae of fingers IV are 6, 9, 10, 10, 7, respectively; numbers of subdigital lamellae of toes IV are 8, 9, 11, 15, 7, respectively; tail moderate, cylindrical; median subcaudal row bearing slightly enlarged scales.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB23699A656C85E238AFA62DB379401" blockId="5.[151,1436,1163,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E238AFA62D8D497EA" bold="true" box="[199,640,1451,1476]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">
Coloration in alcohol and life (
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)
</emphasis>
. The dorsal ground color of the head, body, limbs and tail dark-brown; three faint, diffuse darker brown stripes on flanks and three similar stripes on dorsum (totaling nine stripes); labial scales and mental scale bearing a central, light-colored spot; ventral surfaces beige with faint, dark stippling in longitudinal rows.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3176512A656C85E238AF9F2DBCD955A" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BB23699A656C85E238AF9F2D8CA94B2" blockId="5.[151,1436,1163,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E238AF9F2DB0D947A" bold="true" box="[199,345,1595,1620]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Distribution</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E2221F9F5D819947A" box="[364,589,1596,1620]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Lipinia sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24A57F0A656C85E2114F9F2D8E3947A" box="[601,695,1595,1620]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E2114F9F2D8E3947A" bold="true" box="[601,695,1595,1620]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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is known only from the
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locality of Hutan Lipur Sekayu, Terengganu, Peninsular
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(
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). It is likely this species has a much broader range throughout the lowlands of northeastern Peninsular
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB23699A656C85E238AF96EDBCD955A" blockId="5.[151,1436,1163,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E238AF96EDB2B94EE" bold="true" box="[199,383,1703,1728]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Natural history</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E22C2F961D8389491" box="[399,620,1703,1727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Lipinia sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E2138F96ED88494EE" bold="true" box="[629,720,1703,1728]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
was observed crawling during the day near chalets built along Sungai (river) Peres in the lowland dipterocarp forest of Hutan Lipur Sekayu. In this regard, it is similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA656C85E260DF905DFC894CA" box="[1344,1436,1740,1764]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="surda">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E260DF905DFC894CA" box="[1344,1436,1740,1764]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">L. surda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which has also been found near human habitations in disturbed forests on both
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Tioman and
<collectingCountry id="F31A7609A656C85E27AEF926DF779526" box="[1251,1315,1775,1800]" name="Iceland" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Pulau</collectingCountry>
Aur in the Seribuat Archipelago (
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Grismer 2011;
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</bibRefCitation>
). The elongate body, reduced limbs and toes, and the lack of an external ear opening suggest
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA656C85E2296F8F1D82F9561" box="[475,635,1847,1871]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sekayuensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E2296F8F1D82F9561" box="[475,635,1847,1871]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">L. sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24A57F0A656C85E21CFF8FED88F957E" box="[642,731,1847,1872]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E21CFF8FED88F957E" bold="true" box="[642,731,1847,1872]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
probably spends much of its time underground in soft soils and beneath surface debris.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3176512A656C85D238AF8B6DF5E91AE" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="463" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BB23699A656C85E238AF8B6DAA59592" blockId="5.[151,1436,1163,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E238AF8B6DB1A95B6" bold="true" box="[199,334,1919,1944]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet,
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E210AF8B6D89F95B9" box="[583,715,1919,1943]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is an adjective in reference to the
<typeStatus id="54B6883BA656C85E2717F849DEDE95B6" box="[1114,1162,1920,1944]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">type</typeStatus>
locality of Hutan Lipur Sekayu.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB23699A656C85D238AF80EDFC99013" blockId="5.[151,1436,1163,2016]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1437,151,896]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="463" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E238AF80EDB3995CE" bold="true" box="[199,365,1991,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Comparisons.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA656C85E223BF801D80195F1" box="[374,597,1991,2015]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sekayuensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E223BF801D80195F1" box="[374,597,1991,2015]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">Lipinia sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24A57F0A656C85E2113F80ED8EF95CE" box="[606,699,1991,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E2113F80ED8EF95CE" bold="true" box="[606,699,1991,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be differentiated from
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA656C85E20B4F801DEAD95CE" authority="Vogt" authorityName="Vogt" box="[1017,1273,1991,2016]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albodorsalis">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E20B4F801DEF295F1" box="[1017,1190,1991,2015]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">L. albodorsalis</emphasis>
(Vogt)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA656C85D264AF801DAA1929E" authority="Taylor" authorityName="Taylor" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="463" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="462" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="auriculata">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA656C85E264AF801DFC895F1" box="[1287,1436,1991,2015]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="462">L. auriculata</emphasis>
(Taylor)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D224BFF50DBC8929E" box="[262,412,152,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="leptosoma">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D224BFF50DBC8929E" box="[262,412,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. leptosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D22FDFF50D882929E" authority="Boulenger" authorityName="Boulenger" box="[432,726,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longiceps">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D22FDFF50D86A929E" box="[432,574,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. longiceps</emphasis>
(Boulenger)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D21ABFF50DE1B929E" authority="Stoliczka" authorityName="Stoliczka" box="[742,1103,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrotympanum">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D21ABFF50D990929E" box="[742,964,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. macrotympanum</emphasis>
(Stoliczka)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2712FF50DF21929E" authority="Werner" authorityName="Werner" box="[1119,1397,152,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="miangensis">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2712FF50DF559281" box="[1119,1281,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. miangensis</emphasis>
(Werner)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D26C8FF50DBF492FB" authority="Boulenger" authorityName="Boulenger" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nototaenia">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D26C8FF50DB5B92FA" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. nototaenia</emphasis>
(Boulenger)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D22E6FF74D8E192FB" authority="Gunther" authorityName="Gunther" box="[427,693,188,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="occidentalis">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D22E6FF74D81B92FA" box="[427,591,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. occidentalis</emphasis>
Günther
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D21F2FF74D9CD92FA" authority="Gray" authorityName="Gray" box="[703,921,188,212]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pulchella">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D21F2FF74D91192FA" box="[703,837,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. pulchella</emphasis>
(Gray)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D20E8FF74DEE192FA" authority="Peters" authorityName="Peters" box="[933,1205,188,212]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="quadrivitatta">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D20E8FF74DE0092FA" box="[933,1108,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. quadrivitatta</emphasis>
(Peters)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D278CFF74DFCC92FA" authority="Peters" authorityName="Peters" box="[1217,1432,188,212]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="semperi">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D278CFF74DF6392FA" box="[1217,1335,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. semperi</emphasis>
(Peters)
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D23DAFF28DB4F92D9" box="[151,283,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D23DAFF28DB4392D9" box="[151,279,224,248]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="venemai">L. venemai</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2268FF28D86C92D6" authority="(Boulenger)" authorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" box="[293,568,223,248]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vittigera">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2268FF28DBF092D9" box="[293,420,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. vittigera</emphasis>
(Boulenger)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2108FF28D94F92D6" authority="Girard" authorityName="Girard" box="[581,795,223,248]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vulcania">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2108FF28D89192D6" box="[581,709,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. vulcania</emphasis>
Girard
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2017FF28DF5492D6" authority="Brown &amp; Alcala" authorityName="Brown &amp; Alcala" box="[858,1280,223,248]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zamboangensis">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2017FF28DE7192D6" box="[858,1061,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. zamboangensis</emphasis>
(Brown &amp; Alcala)
</taxonomicName>
in lacking as opposed to having an external ear opening. From the remaining 11 species,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D20A5FECCDEDE9332" box="[1000,1162,260,284]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sekayuensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D20A5FECCDEDE9332" box="[1000,1162,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24A57F0A655C85D27DCFECDDEB89333" box="[1169,1260,260,285]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D27DCFECDDEB89333" bold="true" box="[1169,1260,260,285]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from 10 of them (
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<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2245FEE0DBE0936E" box="[264,436,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. cheesmanae</emphasis>
Parker
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2156FEE0D883936E" box="[539,727,296,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="infralineolata">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2156FEE0D883936E" box="[539,727,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. infralineolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[Günther],
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2028FEE0D99F9311" box="[869,971,296,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nitens">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2028FEE0D99F9311" box="[869,971,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. nitens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[Peters],
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D270CFEE0DEE4936E" box="[1089,1200,297,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="noctua">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D270CFEE0DEE4936E" box="[1089,1200,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. noctua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[Lesson],
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D267FFEE0DFC8936E" box="[1330,1436,296,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rabori">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D267FFEE0DFC8936E" box="[1330,1436,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. rabori</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[Brown &amp; Alcala],
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D22CBFE84DBA7934A" box="[390,499,332,356]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="relicta">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D22CBFE84DBA7934A" box="[390,499,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. relicta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[Vinciguerra],
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D21E0FE84D922934B" authority="Hediger" authorityName="Hediger" box="[685,886,332,357]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rouxi">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D21E0FE84D958934A" box="[685,780,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. rouxi</emphasis>
Hediger
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D20C4FE84DE94934B" authority="Gunther" authorityName="Gunther" box="[905,1216,332,357]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="septentrionalis">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D20C4FE84DE07934A" box="[905,1107,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. septentrionalis</emphasis>
Günther
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2644FE84DFCF934A" box="[1289,1435,332,356]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subvittata">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2644FE84DFCF934A" box="[1289,1435,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. subvittata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[Guunther]), in lacking a boldly marked, lineate, dorsal pattern.
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2023FEB9DE1F93A6" box="[878,1099,368,392]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sekayuensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2023FEB9DE1F93A6" box="[878,1099,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">Lipinia sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24A57F0A655C85D271EFEA6DEFA93A6" box="[1107,1198,367,392]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D271EFEA6DEFA93A6" bold="true" box="[1107,1198,367,392]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
closely resembles
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D26C8FEB8DA829382" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="surda">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D26C8FEB8DA829382" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. surda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in ear morphology and color pattern but is separated from it by having fewer paravertebral scale rows (56 vs. 64 or 65); fewer ventral scale rows (65 vs. 75); fewer subdigital lamellae on the third and fourth fingers (10 vs. 13 or 14) and the third, fourth, and fifth toes (11 vs. 14 or 15, 15 vs. 1720, and seven vs. 13 or 14, respectively); a median row of slightly enlarged subcaudals as opposed to not having enlarged subcaudals; a dark-brown vs. beige ground color in life; and nine diffuse, faint darker brown stripes on the flanks and dorsum as opposed to no striping.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB23699A655C85D238AFD8EDF5E91AE" blockId="6.[151,1437,151,896]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">
The numbers of infralabials; midbody scale rows; first, second, and fifth sudigital finger lamellae; and first and second subdigital toe lamellae currently separate
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2188FDA4D9F690AA" box="[709,930,620,644]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sekayuensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2188FDA4D9F690AA" box="[709,930,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">Lipinia sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24A57F0A655C85D20E6FDA5DE5290AB" box="[939,1030,620,645]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D20E6FDA5DE5290AB" bold="true" box="[939,1030,620,645]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
from
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D2701FDA4DEFE90AA" box="[1100,1194,620,644]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="surda">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2701FDA4DEFE90AA" box="[1100,1194,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. surda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but these ranges will most likely overlap with the acquisition of additional material of both species and are thus not considered diagnostic (
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). However, owing to the degree of difference in the size of the transversely enlarged subcaudals and the wide range in numbers of paravertebral and ventral scale rows; third and fifth finger subdigital lamellae; and third, fourth, and fifth subdigital toe lamellae (
<tableCitation id="C68F0322A655C85D2196FD35D965913A" box="[731,817,764,789]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,239,260,283]" captionTargetBox="[159,1365,466,1439]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="TABLE 1. Diagnostic characters separating Lipinia sekayuensis sp. nov. from L. surda. Abbreviations are listed in the Materials and Methods." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF726611A650C85823DAFECDDBC09315" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" tableUuid="DF726611A650C85823DAFECDDBC09315">Table 1</tableCitation>
), it is likely that the acquisition of additional material will not preclude the discrete, diagnostic value of these characters. Additionally, a nearly unicolor color pattern and the absence of an external ear opening—character states that separate
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D20F0FC8CDE349172" box="[957,1120,836,860]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sekayuensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D20F0FC8CDE349172" box="[957,1120,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">L. sekayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24A57F0A655C85D2727FC8DDE929173" box="[1130,1222,836,861]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D2727FC8DDE929173" bold="true" box="[1130,1222,836,861]" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
from 26 of the 27 remaining species of
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D1AA655C85D22C8FCA1DB829151" box="[389,470,872,895]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lipinia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="463" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B979EA8BA655C85D22C8FCA1DB829151" box="[389,470,872,895]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="463">Lipinia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—are highly unlikely to vary with the discovery of additional specimens.
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