Sphenomorphus rufocaudatus Darevsky & Nguyen
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244981 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CB2487A5-FFE2-691B-2FA0-C49DF984F3E2 |
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Felipe |
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Sphenomorphus rufocaudatus Darevsky & Nguyen |
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Sphenomorphus rufocaudatus Darevsky & Nguyen View in CoL
Material examined. – Keo Seima: FMNH 262999-3000 About FMNH , hill evergreen mixed with deciduous forest, near 12°18'02"N 107°03'18"E, 500 m elev., 2 Nov.2003 GoogleMaps .
O’Rang: FMNH 262997 About FMNH , hilly evergreen forest, 12°15'35.7"N 107°03'56.8"E, 542 m elev., 30 Oct.2003 GoogleMaps ; FMNH 262998 About FMNH , evergreen mixed with bamboo and deciduous forest, 12°16'50.2"N 107°03'31.0"E, 472 m elev., 1 Nov.2003 GoogleMaps ; FMNH 263001 About FMNH , disturbed evergreen forest, 12°17'44.8"N 107°03'16.5"E, 450 m elev., 3 Nov.2003 GoogleMaps .
Remarks. – These fully agree with the original description (Darevsky & Nguyen, 1983) and topotypes from Gia Lai Province, Vietnam (FMNH 252341-62). The specimens have smooth scales; the dorsal and lateral scales about equal in size; 32-34 scale rows around body; four supraorbitals; two enlarged preanals; short limbs with five fingers; bronze colouration above, with weak, longitudinal, broken stripes formed by small black spots, those of the median stripe the largest; and an irregular, broad, black dorsolateral stripe from nostril to tail.
Specimens were collected during the day on or under leaf litter, or under logs.
This is the first report of the species from Cambodia.
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