biostudies-literaturePoyarkov NAUniversity of Phayaothe Russian Science Foundation358-393https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6755121biostudies-literatureUnknown40(5)We provide an integrative taxonomic analysis of the <i>Lipinia vittigera</i> species complex from mainland Southeast Asia. Based on examination of external morphology, color pattern, and 681 base pairs of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (<i>COI</i>) mitochondrial gene, we demonstrate the presence of four morphologically distinct lineages of <i>Lipinia</i> in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia, showing a sequence divergence ranging 15.5%-20.4%. All discovered lineages are discretely diagnosable from one another by a combination of scalation traits and color patterns. A review of the published distribution data and a re-examination of available type material revealed the following results:(1) distribution of <i>L. vittigera</i> (Boulenger, 1894) <i>sensu stricto</i> is restricted to Zoological researchCounting stripes: revision of the <i>Lipinia vittigera</i> complex (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) with description of two new species from Indochina.PMC6755121UoE6200519-14-00050Dunayev EAPoyarkov NAGorin VASuwannapoom CHartmann TGeissler PfalseCounting stripes: revision of the <i>Lipinia vittigera</i> complex (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) with description of two new species from Indochina.We provide an integrative taxonomic analysis of the <i>Lipinia vittigera</i> species complex from mainland Southeast Asia. Based on examination of external morphology, color pattern, and 681 base pairs of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (<i>COI</i>) mitochondrial gene, we demonstrate the presence of four morphologically distinct lineages of <i>Lipinia</i> in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia, showing a sequence divergence ranging 15.5%-20.4%. All discovered lineages are discretely diagnosable from one another by a combination of scalation traits and color patterns. A review of the published distribution data and a re-examination of available type material revealed the following results:(1) distribution of <i>L. vittigera</i> (Boulenger, 1894) <i>sensu stricto</i> is restricted to 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Sep2026-04-30T21:59:52.661Z2020-05-22T11:10:49ZS-EPMC67551213150242610.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.052