. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. HIKIDA ET AL.—NEW WATER SKINK FROM SULAWESI 31 treated as the fifth supraocular (Rooij, 1915) or the last supraciliary (Taylor, 1936). How- ever, this scale was actually already discrimi- nated from supraoculars and supraciliaries under a different name, pretemporal, by Greer and Nussbaum (2000). In the description below, we, therefore, use this reference name instead of postsupraocular. For convenience for comparisons on the basis of previously pubHshed data, we follow Taylor's (1936) definitions for other scale characters because of their broad u
. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. HIKIDA ET AL.—NEW WATER SKINK FROM SULAWESI 31 treated as the fifth supraocular (Rooij, 1915) or the last supraciliary (Taylor, 1936). How- ever, this scale was actually already discrimi- nated from supraoculars and supraciliaries under a different name, pretemporal, by Greer and Nussbaum (2000). In the description below, we, therefore, use this reference name instead of postsupraocular. For convenience for comparisons on the basis of previously pubHshed data, we follow Taylor's (1936) definitions for other scale characters because of their broad uses in subsequent works dealing with scincid systematics and taxonomy. Catalogue numbers of specimens deposited in the Zoological Collection of the Kyoto Universit}^ Museum are preceded by KUZ. Other institutional acronyms follow Leviton et al. (1985). Tropidophorus baconi sp. nov. Figs. 2 and 3 Holotype 3789 (Field No. AR 00053), subadult male, collected from Patunuang Natural Reserve (5°03'07"S, 119°43'07"E), South Sulawesi, Indonesia, by A. Riyanto on 31 May 2001. Paratypes 3788 (Field No. AR 00166), adult female, with sampling data same as the holotype; BMNH , adult female, collected from Lowah, Mt. Bonthain, Celebes, Dutch East Indies (=South Selawesi, Indone- sia), by M. A. Smith; BMNH , juvenile male, collected from Luhu (exact location not determined), Celebes, by S. and F. Sarasin; BMNH , juvenile of unknown sex, collected from Torro, Kabu- paten Donggala, Central Sulawesi (alt. 600 m; 01°27'S, 119°59'E)(coUectorunknomwn). KUZ R38805, adult female, obtained from a pet dealer (exact locality unknown). Diagnosis A relatively large Tropidophorus, 87- 120 mm in SVL. This species differs from. Wp 1 -1,.^ i-^- -. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble
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