Jarujinia : A New Genus of Lygosomine Lizard from Central Thailand, with a Description of One New Species

Tanya Chan-ard; Sunchai Makchai; Michael Cota

Authors

Tanya Chan-ard Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
Sunchai Makchai Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
Michael Cota Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand

Keywords:

new genus, new species, Jarujinia, Lygosomine

Abstract

A new species of Lygosomine skink (Jarujinia bipedalis sp. nov.) from Suan Pung District, Ratchaburi Province in Central Thailand is described and assigned to a new monotypic genus (Jarujinia). This bipedal skink with only forearms possessing two clawless vestigial fingers appears morphologically to be an evolutionary link between the Lygosomine genera of Larutia and Isopachys, but clearly distinct from both .

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