Eutropis caraga Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown 2020
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| author | Sanguila, Marites B. Labaja, Ana Cristina O. Bernstein, Justin M. Brown, Rafe M. |
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| contents | <p><i>Eutropis caraga</i> Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020</p><p><b>Vernacular name.</b></p><p>Caraga Sun Skink</p><p><b>Material examined.</b></p><p>Philippines • 4 individuals; Mindanao, Agusan del Sur Province, Municipality of Bunawan, Barangay San Marcos; 08°13'21"N, 125°55'57"E; KU 314105–07, 314098 • 1 juvenile; Municipality of Talacogon, Barangay Zillovia; 08°25'25"N, 125°45'26"E; MBS 1755 • 1 individual; Municipality of Talacogon, Barangay La Flora; 08°23'48"N, 125°52'11"E; MBS 2184.</p><p><b>Identification.</b></p><p>A medium-sized terrestrial sun skink of the <i>E. multicarinata</i> complex (Brown and Alcala 1980), hindlimbs more robust than forelimbs, with a slender iridescent bronze dorsum, dark lateral coloration, and ≥ 5 keels on each dorsal trunk scale; this species has a combined total of 80–90 subdigital lamellae on the ventral surfaces of fingers and toes (Barley et al. 2020).</p><p><b>Remarks.</b></p><p>This species occurs in disturbed areas with sparse vegetation adjacent to freshwater swamps and was also encountered in peat swamp forests of Agusan Marsh. Although some species in the <i>E. multicarinata</i> species complex (including <i>E. caraga</i>) can be difficult to distinguish from one another without genetic data or reliable occurrence data (known localities), the suite of non-overlapping morphological characteristics evident in our series of <i>E. caraga</i> from Agusan Marsh clearly distinguishes this population from species in the <i>E. indeprensa</i> complex (including <i>E. lapulapu</i>, below; Brown and Alcala 1980). Additionally, some of our specimens have been genetically identified (as an independent validation of the identifications we made based on morphological characters) and were designated by Barley et al. (2020) as paratypes in the descriptions of <i>E. caraga</i>. Lastly, populations from Dinagat and Siargao (small separate islands of eastern Mindanao) are demonstrably genetically distinct (Barley et al. 2020) and should be the focus of future taxonomic scrutiny.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Eutropis caraga Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown 2020 Sanguila, Marites B. Labaja, Ana Cristina O. Bernstein, Justin M. Brown, Rafe M. Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Eutropis Eutropis caraga <p><i>Eutropis caraga</i> Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020</p><p><b>Vernacular name.</b></p><p>Caraga Sun Skink</p><p><b>Material examined.</b></p><p>Philippines • 4 individuals; Mindanao, Agusan del Sur Province, Municipality of Bunawan, Barangay San Marcos; 08°13'21"N, 125°55'57"E; KU 314105–07, 314098 • 1 juvenile; Municipality of Talacogon, Barangay Zillovia; 08°25'25"N, 125°45'26"E; MBS 1755 • 1 individual; Municipality of Talacogon, Barangay La Flora; 08°23'48"N, 125°52'11"E; MBS 2184.</p><p><b>Identification.</b></p><p>A medium-sized terrestrial sun skink of the <i>E. multicarinata</i> complex (Brown and Alcala 1980), hindlimbs more robust than forelimbs, with a slender iridescent bronze dorsum, dark lateral coloration, and ≥ 5 keels on each dorsal trunk scale; this species has a combined total of 80–90 subdigital lamellae on the ventral surfaces of fingers and toes (Barley et al. 2020).</p><p><b>Remarks.</b></p><p>This species occurs in disturbed areas with sparse vegetation adjacent to freshwater swamps and was also encountered in peat swamp forests of Agusan Marsh. Although some species in the <i>E. multicarinata</i> species complex (including <i>E. caraga</i>) can be difficult to distinguish from one another without genetic data or reliable occurrence data (known localities), the suite of non-overlapping morphological characteristics evident in our series of <i>E. caraga</i> from Agusan Marsh clearly distinguishes this population from species in the <i>E. indeprensa</i> complex (including <i>E. lapulapu</i>, below; Brown and Alcala 1980). Additionally, some of our specimens have been genetically identified (as an independent validation of the identifications we made based on morphological characters) and were designated by Barley et al. (2020) as paratypes in the descriptions of <i>E. caraga</i>. Lastly, populations from Dinagat and Siargao (small separate islands of eastern Mindanao) are demonstrably genetically distinct (Barley et al. 2020) and should be the focus of future taxonomic scrutiny.</p> |
| title | Eutropis caraga Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown 2020 |
| topic | Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Eutropis Eutropis caraga |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18921212 |