identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
6CE5D3DF1E155FF998FCA3BAE6ED58CC.text	6CE5D3DF1E155FF998FCA3BAE6ED58CC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Plestiodon tamdaoensis (Bourret 1937)	<div><p>Plestiodon tamdaoensis (Bourret, 1937)</p><p>Specimen examined.</p><p>•  One subadult, collected on 28 August 2024 on the forest trail near Old Church (21 ° 04 ' 23.6 " N, 105 ° 21 ' 56.9 " E, at an elevation of 810 m), Ba Vi NP, Vietnam .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Morphological characters of the specimen from Ba Vi NP agreed well with the descriptions of Bourret (1937), Hikida et al. (2001), and Hech et al. (2013): SVL 30.5 mm; TaL 46.5 mm (n = 1). Supranasals large, in contact with each other; frontoparietals in contact with each other; interparietal larger than frontoparietals; parietals separated; two pairs of nuchal scales; four supraoculars; postnasal single; three loreals; lower eyelid scaly; eight supraciliaries; eight supralabials; seven infralabials; tympanum deeply sunk, with three small lobules on the anterior edge; midbody scales in 24 rows, smooth; paravertebral scales 45; 52 transverse rows of ventrals, smooth; precloacals two, enlarged; fingers and toes meeting when adpressed; subdigital lamellae under fourth finger 13 and 19 under fourth toe.</p><p>In life, dorsal surface of head and body black with two cream stripes on body; lateral band black-brown with one cream stripe on each; all stripes extend from head to base of tail; dorsal surface of tail bright green; ventral surface light brown (Fig. 1). In preservative, dorsal surface of head, body, and tail brown with two cream stripes on body; lateral band black-brown; ventral surface light brown.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>The specimen was found at 10: 00 on the ground at elevations of 810 m a. s. l. The surrounding habitat was a disturbed evergreen forest of medium hardwood, bamboo forest, and shrub. The humidity was approximately 75–85 %, and the air temperature ranged from 26 to 32 ° C.</p><p>Potential distribution.</p><p>MaxEnt models showed great prediction power for the distribution of the skinks, with average AUC values&gt; 0.91 for  P. tamdaoensis . The optimal model had the regularization multiplier value of 2.5 and a combination of linear and quadratic feature classes and an AUC value of 0.9142. However, the regularization multiplier value of 2.5 for the optimal model means that the final model was slightly generalized. The final prediction should therefore be carefully interpreted as potential zones, and it may include regions that are not likely to have any  P. tamdaoensis populations, especially in the edge areas. The model also encompassed all known records of the skink, including new localities (Fig. 2). The model also showed that the potential distribution of  P. tamdaoensis can be as large as 110,000 km 2, significantly expanding its known range compared to the IUCN range map.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6CE5D3DF1E155FF998FCA3BAE6ED58CC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Pham, Anh Van;Nguyen, Anh Tuan;Nguyen, Anh Minh Hoang;Dao, Linh Thuy Thi;Tran, Chi Ha Thi;Le, Minh Duc;Nguyen, Truong Quang	Pham, Anh Van, Nguyen, Anh Tuan, Nguyen, Anh Minh Hoang, Dao, Linh Thuy Thi, Tran, Chi Ha Thi, Le, Minh Duc, Nguyen, Truong Quang (2025): New records and modeling potential distribution of Plestiodon tamdaoensis (Bourret, 1937) and Scincella devorator (Darevsky, Orlov & Ho, 2004) in Vietnam (Scincidae). Herpetozoa 38: 13-19, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e139606
3956CB29953A579B9080999B37725BFA.text	3956CB29953A579B9080999B37725BFA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scincella devorator (Darevsky, Orlov & Ho 2004)	<div><p>Scincella devorator (Darevsky, Orlov &amp; Ho, 2004)</p><p>Specimen examined.</p><p>•  One adult female, collected on 28 July 2023 on the forest trail near Vua Peak (21 ° 03 ' 38.1 " N, 105 ° 21 ' 48.7 " E, at an elevation of 1105 m), Ba Vi NP, Vietnam .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Morphological characteristics of the specimens from Ba Vi NP agreed with the descriptions of Darevsky et al. (2004) and Pham et al. (2015): SVL 56.5 mm, TaL 76.1 mm (n = 1, female). Head longer than wide; rostral wider than high; supranasals absent; prefrontals separated from each other by frontal; parietals in contact posteriorly; three pairs nuchal scales, enlarged; two loreals; eight supraciliaries; four supraoculars; one primary temporal; two secondary temporals; a large, undivided, opaque window in lower eyelid; seven supralabials, the fifth and sixth below the eye; ear opening without projecting lobules; tympanum deeply sunk; mental wider than long; six infralabials; postmental undivided; 28 rows of midbody scales; scales of two vertebral rows on the neck widened; paravertebral scales 69; 65 transverse rows of ventrals, smooth; precloacals two, enlarged; medial subcaudals widened; limbs short, pentadactyl; fingers and toes meeting when adpressed; subdigital lamellae under fourth finger 14 and 17 under fourth toe. In life, dorsum and tail base lightly brownish gray, with a black, wide vertebral stripe and two lightly gray, clear bands extending from parietals to base of tail; a distinct black stripe from behind the eye to hind limb in upper lateral zone with; venter and under surface of tail base lightly cream (Fig. 3). In preservative, dorsum and tail base brownish gray, with a dark, wide vertebral stripe and two silver-gray clear bands extending from parietals to base of tail; a distinct dark stripe from behind the eye to hind limb in upper lateral zone; venter and under surface of tail base cream.</p><p>Ecological notes.</p><p>The specimen was found at 10: 15 am under a carpet of fallen leaves at an elevation of 960 m a. s. l. The surrounding habitat was a disturbed evergreen forest of medium hardwood and shrub. The humidity was approximately 70–80 %, and the air temperature ranged from 26 to 30 ° C.</p><p>Potential distribution.</p><p>MaxEnt models showed reasonable prediction power for the distribution of the skinks, with average AUC values&gt; 0.87 for  S. devorator . The optimal model had the regularization multiplier value of 2.0 and a combination of linear and quadratic feature classes and an AUC value of 0.8967. However, as the number of localities used in the modeling process of this species was quite small, the model result should be interpreted with great caution, especially in the edge areas. The model also encompassed all known records of the skink, including new localities (Fig. 4). The model also showed that the potential distribution of  S. devorator can be as large as 130,000 km 2, significantly expanding its known range compared to the IUCN range map.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3956CB29953A579B9080999B37725BFA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Pham, Anh Van;Nguyen, Anh Tuan;Nguyen, Anh Minh Hoang;Dao, Linh Thuy Thi;Tran, Chi Ha Thi;Le, Minh Duc;Nguyen, Truong Quang	Pham, Anh Van, Nguyen, Anh Tuan, Nguyen, Anh Minh Hoang, Dao, Linh Thuy Thi, Tran, Chi Ha Thi, Le, Minh Duc, Nguyen, Truong Quang (2025): New records and modeling potential distribution of Plestiodon tamdaoensis (Bourret, 1937) and Scincella devorator (Darevsky, Orlov & Ho, 2004) in Vietnam (Scincidae). Herpetozoa 38: 13-19, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e139606
