A new species of smooth skink (Squamata： Scincidae： Scincella) from Cambodia  

作　　者：Thy Neang Somaly Chan Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Jr. 

机构地区：[1]Wild Earth Allies, Sk. Phnom Penh Thmei, Kh. Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia [2]Ministry of Environment, Sk. Tonle Bassac, Kh. Chamkarmorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia [3]Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119234, Russia [4]Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological Centre, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

出　　处：《Zoological Research》2018年第3期220-240,共21页动物学研究（英文）

基　　金：the Russian Foundation of Basic Research(RFBR 15-04-08393;RFBR 15-29-02771)for partial support of this project;molecular analysis was carried out with financial support from the Russian Science Foundation(RSF 14-50-00029);supported by a grant from the Margaret A.Cargill Foundation

摘　　要：Based on morphological and genetic evidence we evaluated the taxonomic status of a newly discovered forest-dwelling population of skink （genus Scincella） from the Keo Selma Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia. From phylogenetic analysis of a 668-bp fragment of the mtDNA COl and diagnostic morphological characters we allocate the newly discovered population to the Scincella reevesii-S. rufocaudata species complex and describe it as Scincella nigrofasciata sp. nov. The new skink species can be distinguished from all other Southeast Asian congeners by the following combination of morphological characters： snout-vent length （SVL） 40.0-52.6 mm; relative tail length （TaL/SVL ratio） 1.25-1.94; prefrontals in broad contact; infralabials 6; primary temporals 2; relative forelimb length （FIL/SVL ratio） 0.20-0.22; relative hindlimb length （HIL/SVL ratio） 0.30-0.33; relative forearm length （FoL/SVL ratio） 0.14-0.16; adpressed forelimbs and hind limbs either overlapping （0.4-2.2 mm） or separated （1.9-2.3 mm）; midbody scale rows 32-33, paravertebral scales 69-74, vertebral scales 65-69; dorsal scales between dorsolateral stripes 8; comparatively slender fingers and toes, subdigital lamellae under fourth toe 15-17; dark discontinuous regular dorsal stripes 5-7; distinct black dorsolateral stripes, narrowing to lateral sides and extending to 52%-86% of total tail length. We provide additional information on the holotype of Scincella rufocaudata （Darevsky ＆ Nguyen, 1983）, and provide evidence for the species status of Scincella rupicola. Our discovery brings the number of Scincellaspecies in Cambodia to five and emphasizes the incompleteness of knowledge on the herpetofaunal diversity of this country.Based on morphological and genetic evidence we evaluated the taxonomic status of a newly discovered forest-dwelling population of skink （genus Scincella） from the Keo Selma Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia. From phylogenetic analysis of a 668-bp fragment of the mtDNA COl and diagnostic morphological characters we allocate the newly discovered population to the Scincella reevesii-S. rufocaudata species complex and describe it as Scincella nigrofasciata sp. nov. The new skink species can be distinguished from all other Southeast Asian congeners by the following combination of morphological characters： snout-vent length （SVL） 40.0-52.6 mm; relative tail length （TaL/SVL ratio） 1.25-1.94; prefrontals in broad contact; infralabials 6; primary temporals 2; relative forelimb length （FIL/SVL ratio） 0.20-0.22; relative hindlimb length （HIL/SVL ratio） 0.30-0.33; relative forearm length （FoL/SVL ratio） 0.14-0.16; adpressed forelimbs and hind limbs either overlapping （0.4-2.2 mm） or separated （1.9-2.3 mm）; midbody scale rows 32-33, paravertebral scales 69-74, vertebral scales 65-69; dorsal scales between dorsolateral stripes 8; comparatively slender fingers and toes, subdigital lamellae under fourth toe 15-17; dark discontinuous regular dorsal stripes 5-7; distinct black dorsolateral stripes, narrowing to lateral sides and extending to 52%-86% of total tail length. We provide additional information on the holotype of Scincella rufocaudata （Darevsky ＆ Nguyen, 1983）, and provide evidence for the species status of Scincella rupicola. Our discovery brings the number of Scincellaspecies in Cambodia to five and emphasizes the incompleteness of knowledge on the herpetofaunal diversity of this country.

关 键 词：Mondulkiri Keo Seima WildlifeSanctuary Taxonomy mtDNA COL DNA barcoding PHYLOGENETICS 

分 类 号：Q959[生物学—动物学]