taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435337	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure1	Figure 1. a. Map of Vietnam showing the location of Pu Luong NR in Thanh Hoa Province (highlighted in red); b. Black dot enclosed within teal triangle marks the type locality, distributed along altitudinal transects (600–1100 m a. s. l.). The map was generated using QGIS 3.38. 3 (https://www.qgis.org) and edited in Adobe Photoshop 2023.	Figure 1. a. Map of Vietnam showing the location of Pu Luong NR in Thanh Hoa Province (highlighted in red); b. Black dot enclosed within teal triangle marks the type locality, distributed along altitudinal transects (600–1100 m a. s. l.). The map was generated using QGIS 3.38. 3 (https://www.qgis.org) and edited in Adobe Photoshop 2023.	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435338	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure2	Figure 2. Habitat characteristics and sampling localities in Pu Luong NR. a. Tropical evergreen forest at ~ 935 m a. s. l., representing the type locality of the holotype; b – d. Typical microhabitats where paratypes were captured. Sampling points (red markers) correspond to trapping stations along the altitudinal transect; e. Topographic trail map and elevational profile (581–995 m a. s. l.) of the sampling route, generated using the Gaia GPS mobile application.	Figure 2. Habitat characteristics and sampling localities in Pu Luong NR. a. Tropical evergreen forest at ~ 935 m a. s. l., representing the type locality of the holotype; b – d. Typical microhabitats where paratypes were captured. Sampling points (red markers) correspond to trapping stations along the altitudinal transect; e. Topographic trail map and elevational profile (581–995 m a. s. l.) of the sampling route, generated using the Gaia GPS mobile application.	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435339	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure3	Figure 3. Dorsal (a), ventral (b), and lateral (c) views of the cranium; d. Lateral view of the mandible showing craniodental measurements. Diagram constructed based on the craniodental morphology of the new male specimen by VHY.	Figure 3. Dorsal (a), ventral (b), and lateral (c) views of the cranium; d. Lateral view of the mandible showing craniodental measurements. Diagram constructed based on the craniodental morphology of the new male specimen by VHY.	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435340	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure4	Figure 4. Maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree constructed based on a. The concatenated mitochondrial Cyt b and 12 S rRNA gene sequences (1,986 bp); b. Cyt b sequences (1,140 bp) of the Euroscaptor spp. Nodal support values are indicated as Maximum Likelihood Bootstrap Support / Bayesian Posterior Probability (MLBS / BPP). Representatives of the genus Mogera were included as the outgroup. Each terminal taxon is labelled with its corresponding voucher number, sampling locality, and GenBank Accession Number of both Cyt b and 12 S gene listed in Suppl. material 5.	Figure 4. Maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree constructed based on a. The concatenated mitochondrial Cyt b and 12 S rRNA gene sequences (1,986 bp); b. Cyt b sequences (1,140 bp) of the Euroscaptor spp. Nodal support values are indicated as Maximum Likelihood Bootstrap Support / Bayesian Posterior Probability (MLBS / BPP). Representatives of the genus Mogera were included as the outgroup. Each terminal taxon is labelled with its corresponding voucher number, sampling locality, and GenBank Accession Number of both Cyt b and 12 S gene listed in Suppl. material 5.	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435341	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure5	Figure 5. Cranium, mandible, and pelvic bone of E. darwini sp. nov.: (I) ♂ holotype, NTS. 2024. PL. 01, and (II) ♀ paratype, NTS. 2025. PL. 02. From top to bottom: a. Dorsal; b. Ventral; c, d. Lateral views of cranium and mandible, respectively; e, f. Lingual view (right side) of upper toothrow and lower toothrow, respectively; g. Four aspects of pelvis bone and caudal vertebrae.	Figure 5. Cranium, mandible, and pelvic bone of E. darwini sp. nov.: (I) ♂ holotype, NTS. 2024. PL. 01, and (II) ♀ paratype, NTS. 2025. PL. 02. From top to bottom: a. Dorsal; b. Ventral; c, d. Lateral views of cranium and mandible, respectively; e, f. Lingual view (right side) of upper toothrow and lower toothrow, respectively; g. Four aspects of pelvis bone and caudal vertebrae.	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435342	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure6	Figure 6. External morphology of Euroscaptor darwini sp. nov. a. Lateral – ventral view of partial body in laboratory; b. Dorsal view; c. Ventral view; d. Lateral view; e. Truncated – tailed of paratype specimen (NTS. 2025. PL. 02, ♀).	Figure 6. External morphology of Euroscaptor darwini sp. nov. a. Lateral – ventral view of partial body in laboratory; b. Dorsal view; c. Ventral view; d. Lateral view; e. Truncated – tailed of paratype specimen (NTS. 2025. PL. 02, ♀).	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435343	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure7	Figure 7. Cranium and mandible of (I) Euroscaptor darwini sp. nov. (Holotype, NTS. 2024. PL. 01, male) and (II) E. subanura (Holotype, SIK 0882, male). From top to bottom: a. Dorsal – ventral, b, c. Lateral views of cranium and mandible; d, e. Occlusal views of mandible and cranium; f, g. Lingual view (left site and right side) of upper toothrow, respectively; h. Lingual view (right side) of lower toothrow. Distinct morphological features are labelled AZA (anterior part of the zygomatic arch) and with red arrows.	Figure 7. Cranium and mandible of (I) Euroscaptor darwini sp. nov. (Holotype, NTS. 2024. PL. 01, male) and (II) E. subanura (Holotype, SIK 0882, male). From top to bottom: a. Dorsal – ventral, b, c. Lateral views of cranium and mandible; d, e. Occlusal views of mandible and cranium; f, g. Lingual view (left site and right side) of upper toothrow, respectively; h. Lingual view (right side) of lower toothrow. Distinct morphological features are labelled AZA (anterior part of the zygomatic arch) and with red arrows.	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435344	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure8	Figure 8. Cranium and mandible of a. Euroscaptor darwini sp. nov. (holotype) and five specimens representing five populations of E. subanura, including: b. The population closest to the new species from Pu Huong NR; c. The Ba Vi NP population; d. The type population from Tam Dao; e. The Na Hang specimen; and f. The Xuan Son NP population. Distinct morphological features are labelled with red arrows.	Figure 8. Cranium and mandible of a. Euroscaptor darwini sp. nov. (holotype) and five specimens representing five populations of E. subanura, including: b. The population closest to the new species from Pu Huong NR; c. The Ba Vi NP population; d. The type population from Tam Dao; e. The Na Hang specimen; and f. The Xuan Son NP population. Distinct morphological features are labelled with red arrows.	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
4E787F9992EF55A88E4917C3F85D68BC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1435345	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942.figure9	Figure 9. Bivariate scatterplots of the 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd principal component scores derived from log-transformed craniodental measurements for Euroscaptor species in Vietnam. a. Scatterplot of PC 1 vs PC 2 showing differentiation among E. darwini (red squares), E. subanura (asterisks), E. kuznetsovi (triangles), E. orlovi (circles), E. ngoclinhensis (gray squares), and E. parvidens (diamonds); b, c. Plot of PC 1 vs PC 2 and PC 2 vs PC 3 for E. darwini (red color) and E. subanura (teal color); d, e. Plot of PC 1 vs PC 2 and PC 2 vs PC 3 for E. darwini (red color) and six E. subanura populations in Vietnam (teal color).	Figure 9. Bivariate scatterplots of the 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd principal component scores derived from log-transformed craniodental measurements for Euroscaptor species in Vietnam. a. Scatterplot of PC 1 vs PC 2 showing differentiation among E. darwini (red squares), E. subanura (asterisks), E. kuznetsovi (triangles), E. orlovi (circles), E. ngoclinhensis (gray squares), and E. parvidens (diamonds); b, c. Plot of PC 1 vs PC 2 and PC 2 vs PC 3 for E. darwini (red color) and E. subanura (teal color); d, e. Plot of PC 1 vs PC 2 and PC 2 vs PC 3 for E. darwini (red color) and six E. subanura populations in Vietnam (teal color).	2025-10-10	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong		Zenodo	biologists	Nguyen, Son Truong;Bui, Hai Tuan;Dau, Vinh Quang;Le, Phuong Dinh;Vu, Yen Huong			
