Scincella dabieshanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Scincella
Species: Scincella dabieshanensis

Name

Scincella dabieshanensis Zhang, Yi, Zhang & Zhang in Zhang et al., 2026: 1013

• Holotype: AHU 25079, ♀, collected by Hailin Zhang and Feng Yi on 16 September 2025.
• Type locality: “Jingangtai (31.43°N, 115.20°E; elevation 620 m a.s.l.), Shangcheng County, Xinyang City, Henan Province, China”.

References

Primary references

• Zhang, H.-L., Yi, F., Yang, L.-L., Wang, X.-J., Xu, S.-H., Zhan, Z.-Q., Zhai, X.-Y., Chu, J., Hou, M.-G., Zhang, Y.-C., Wen, J., Zhang, C.-W. & Zhang, B.-W. 2026. A new Scincella species (Squamata, Scincidae) from the Dabie Mountains, China, with delimitation of its closely related congeners. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(4): 1005–1022. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.187997 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Dabie Mountains Ground Skink