A new species of the genus <i>Scincella</i> Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Guizhou Province, southwest China.

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman is described from Qixingguan District, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species, Scincella tenuistriata sp. nov., is diagnosed by the medium body size; tympanum diameter significantly larger than the palpebral disc; midbody scale rows 24; total ventral + gular scale rows numbering 61-66; toes nearly or just touching fingers when limbs are adpressed; 9 or 10 enlarged lamellae beneath finger IV, and 11 or 12 beneath toe IV; and the dark dorsolateral stripes narrow and wavy, covering 0.5-1 scale rows on the trunk, with four scale rows in between on the dorsum. Phylogenetic analyses based on the mitochondrial 12S, 16S, and CO1 gene fragments indica

SUBMITTER: Xu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603643 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature