. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. FIG. 3. Dorsal scutellation of the head of the holotype (GMC 85-032). FIG. 4. Ventral scutellation of the head of the holotype (GMC 85-032). Paratypes.—GMC 85-029 and GMC- 85-030, two adult males collected with the holotype. Diagnosis.—This new species closely resembles Tropidophorus sinicus Boettger, but differs from the latter by the following characters: a single postmental, head nearly triangle, interparietal separating parietals (Boulenger, 1887; Smith, 1935; Tian and Jiang, 1986). Description
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. FIG. 3. Dorsal scutellation of the head of the holotype (GMC 85-032). FIG. 4. Ventral scutellation of the head of the holotype (GMC 85-032). Paratypes.—GMC 85-029 and GMC- 85-030, two adult males collected with the holotype. Diagnosis.—This new species closely resembles Tropidophorus sinicus Boettger, but differs from the latter by the following characters: a single postmental, head nearly triangle, interparietal separating parietals (Boulenger, 1887; Smith, 1935; Tian and Jiang, 1986). Description of holotype.—A juvenile with a SVL of 39 mm and complete tail length of 46 mm. See Table 1 for the other measurements. Head nearly triangle in dorsal aspect; snout obtusely pointed, portion of rostral visible from above, rostral wider than high; upper head shields strongly striated; frontonasal divided medially into two. FIG. 5. Ventral view of anal and base of tail scutellation of the holotype (GMC 85-032).. 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 the original Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; Chung-kuo liang chi pa hsing tung wu hs©eh hui. Berkeley, Calif. : Asiatic Herpetological Research Society : Chinese Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
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