The Rediscovery of Sphenomorphus malayanus Doria, 1888 (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Titiwangsa Mountain Range of Peninsular Malaysia and its re-description as S. senja sp. nov.
Author
Grismer, L. Lee
Author
Quah, Evan S. H.
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Zootaxa
2015
3931
1
63
70
journal article
36704
10.11646/zootaxa.3931.1.4
091b43a3-d592-433e-ad7f-6de13b4e9da7
1175-5326
288140
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TABLE 1. Diagnostic character states separating Sphenomorphus malayanus from S. senja. sp. nov. Character states of S. malayanus are from Doria (1888) and of the paratype (BM 1911.12.5.10) from Boulenger (1912) and/or Lim (1998). / — not reported by describing authors. | BM 1946.8.3.11 | BM 1911.12.5.10 | LSUHC 11688 |
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| SVL (mm) | 53 | 65 (Boulenger 1912) | 60.0 |
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| Tympanum | Shallow | Deeply recessed | Deeply recessed |
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| Midbody scales | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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| Paravertebral scales | 76 | 73 | 72 |
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| Ventral scales | / | 68 | 68 |
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| Superciliary scales | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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| Posteriormost superciliary scale | small | large | large |
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| Toe IV lamellae | 15 | 13 | 17 |
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| Lower flanks | / | yellowish | vermillion |
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| Abdomen | yellowish gray | pale yellow | yellow |
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| Pectoral region | yellowish gray | pale yellow | yellow |
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| Anterior subcaudal region | yellowish gray | / | vermillion |
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