Lipinia nitens (Peters, 1871): Discovery of a second specimen and a redescription of the holotype
The rare Bornean skink, Lygosoma nitens Peters (1871), previously known only from the holotype of unknown provenance in Sarawak, is reviewed on the basis of the type and a new specimen from Gunung Pueh, western Sarawak. The species is redescribed and allocated to the genus Lipinia. Lipinia nitens...
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National University of Singapore
2002
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11898/1/Lipinia%20nitens%20%28peters%2C1871%29%20%28abstract%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11898/ https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/pdf/PUBLICATION/Raffles%20Bulletin%20of%20Zoology/Past%20Volumes/RBZ%2050(2)/50rbz483-485.pdf |
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| Summary: | The rare Bornean skink, Lygosoma nitens Peters (1871), previously known only from the
holotype of unknown provenance in Sarawak, is reviewed on the basis of the type and a new specimen
from Gunung Pueh, western Sarawak. The species is redescribed and allocated to the genus Lipinia. Lipinia
nitens lacks an external ear opening, having in its place a scaly dimple; only six supralabials, with the
fourth subocular; longitudinal scale rows at midbody 22; a distinct colour pattern, with dark paravertebral
and lateral stripes, especially on the anterior of the trunk. |
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