Secondary Temporal Scale Overlap Pattern: A Character of Possible Broad Systematics Importance in Sphenomorphine Skinks

2003/09/01 by Allen E. Greer, Glenn M. Shea, Glenn Shea · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Plant and animal studies #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Amphibian and Reptile Biology

paper · doi:10.1670/104-02n

Abstract

The overlap pattern between the upper and lower secondary temporal scales is an important systematic character in sphenomorphine skinks. The derived condition of the lower secondary temoral overlapping the upper secondary temporal concords with certain aspects of existing taxonomy, geography, and ecology. Partly on the basis of this character, the recently described genus Paralipinia is placed in the synonmy of Scincella.

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• A New Genus and Species of Scincid Lizards from Vietnam: The First Asiatic Skink with Double Rows of Basal Subdigital Pads

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