Scincella maerkangensis

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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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

Name

Scincella maerkangensis Liu, Pu, Tan, Chen, Cai, Lyu, Shu, Wu & Guo, 2026: 583

• Holotype: YBU 250140, adult ♀, collected in May 2025.
• Type locality: “Maerkang City, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China (31.8881°N, 101.1116°E, 3197 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Liu, F., Pu, H.-L., Tan, S.-W., Chen, J.-H., Cai, B., Lyu, B., Shu, G.-C., Wu, Y.-Y. & Guo, P. 2026. Two new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from southwestern China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(2): 575–588. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.184613 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Maerkang Ground Skink