. Breviora. 1967 NEW BOUGAINVILLE SKINK dorsal and lateral surfaces of the snout (Fig. 1). In this more or less symmetrical fragmentation of the scales of the snout, S. jrago- sus is unique among lygosomine skinks with the exception of the much larger S. taylori, also from Bougainville (for other differ- ences between the two species, see Table 1). Description: Body brownish above and in form tending toward stockiness; snout obtusely rounded and deep; limbs pentadactyl, well developed and overlapping when adpressed to the body (tip of 4th toe to forearm); snout-vent length of seven known speci
. Breviora. 1967 NEW BOUGAINVILLE SKINK dorsal and lateral surfaces of the snout (Fig. 1). In this more or less symmetrical fragmentation of the scales of the snout, S. jrago- sus is unique among lygosomine skinks with the exception of the much larger S. taylori, also from Bougainville (for other differ- ences between the two species, see Table 1). Description: Body brownish above and in form tending toward stockiness; snout obtusely rounded and deep; limbs pentadactyl, well developed and overlapping when adpressed to the body (tip of 4th toe to forearm); snout-vent length of seven known speci- mens from 31-73 mm. Rostral as deep as wide, projecting only slightly onto dorsal surface of snout; nostril in a single nasal; nasal bordered ventrally by the first supralabial, anteriorly by the rostral, dorsally by a thin supranasal, which touches the rostral, and posteriorly by 2 superposed anterior loreals, the upper of which contacts the supra- nasal; a small frontonasal is bordered anteriorly by the rostral and laterally by the supranasals; posteriorly the frontonasal is followed by a pair of small scales, and either a single small median scale and another pair of small scales, or simply by a single median scale; these small scales on the dorsal area of the snout separate the pre- frontals (Fig. 1).. 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 Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. , Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Size: 1358px × 1840px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorharvarduniversitymuseumofcomparative, bookcentury1900
