A new species of Scolecoseps (Reptilia: Scincidae) from coastal north-eastern Mozambique

IF 0.8 4区生物学 Q3 ZOOLOGY

African Journal of Herpetology Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI:10.1080/21564574.2017.1413014

L. Verburgt, Ursula K. Verburgt, W. Branch

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Seven specimens of Scolecoseps Loveridge, 1920 from the vicinity of Palma on the north coast of Mozambique are compared morphologically with other known material of this genus. The new material can be distinguished morphologically from all other Scolecoseps by the presence and position of certain head scales, particularly a supraciliary and four small suboculars, a small mental and high subcaudal counts. It is described as a new species, Scolecoseps broadleyi sp. nov. The new species is found in coastal savannah habitat under leaf litter of Berlinia orientalis trees, in sandy soils in close proximity to large wetlands. Its currently known distribution is south of the range of Scolecoseps litipoensis Broadley, 1995 and north of that of Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge, 1920. We provide a review of the available literature for the genus Scolecoseps and highlight the necessity for additional research on these poorly known fossorial skinks. ZooBank— Scolecoseps broadleyi: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C4E3723C-F982-4CFA-900B-0B23A9AD5B84

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文章标题莫桑比克东北部沿海棘足虫属一新种(爬行纲:棘足虫科)

摘要从莫桑比克北部海岸帕尔马附近采集的7个1920年的Scolecoseps Loveridge标本与该属其他已知标本进行了形态学比较。新材料可以通过某些头鳞的存在和位置在形态学上与所有其他头鳞区分开来，特别是一个上鳞片和四个小的下鳞片，一个小的精神和高的尾下鳞片。这是一种新种——Scolecoseps broadleyi sp. 11 .，它是在靠近大型湿地的沙质土壤中，发现于沿海热带稀树草原东方桦凋落叶下的。它目前已知的分布在1995年的Scolecoseps litpoensis Broadley的范围以南和1920年的Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge的范围以北。我们提供了一篇关于棘龙属的文献综述，并强调了对这些鲜为人知的化石石龙子进行进一步研究的必要性。ZooBank - Scolecoseps broadleyi: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C4E3723C-F982-4CFA-900B-0B23A9AD5B84

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African Journal of Herpetology ZOOLOGY-

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3.00

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期刊介绍： African Journal of Herpetology (AJH) serves as an outlet for original research on the biology of African amphibians and reptiles. AJH is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original articles and reviews from diverse fields and disciplines, such as conservation, phylogenetics, evolution, systematics, performance, physiology, ecology, behavioural ecology, ethology, and morphology. The Journal publishes two issues a year. There are no page charges .