Lobulia, Greer, 1974

Slavenko, Alex, Tamar, Karin, Tallowin, Oliver J S, Kraus, Fred, Allison, Allen, Carranza, Salvador & Meiri, Shai, 2022, Revision of the montane New Guinean skink genus Lobulia (Squamata: Scincidae), with the description of four new genera and nine new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195 (1), pp. 220-278 : 273

KEY TO SPECIES IN LOBULIA

1. (a) Frontoparietals fused....................................................................................................................................2 (b) Frontoparietals unfused ...............................................................................................................................3

2. (a) Midbody scale rows 30–34; nuchal region with dark brown patch; large dark brown dorsal patches ....... ........................................................................................................... Lo. marmorata — marbled moss skink

(b) Midbody scale rows 27–32; nuchal region lacking dark brown patch; moderate-sized dark brown dorsal patches.................................................................................... Lo. brongersmai — Brongersma’s moss skink

3. (a) Pale dorsolateral stripes present .................................................................................................................4 (b) Pale dorsolateral stripes absent...................................................................................................................6

4. (a) Paravertebrals <69; two mid-dorsal rows of large dark brown spots running the length of the dorsum, some joining to form two mid-dorsal stripes ...............................................................................................5

(b) Paravertebrals> 68; small dark brown spots on dorsum irregularly placed, not formed into rows .......... ............................................................................................................ Lo. vogelkopensis — Vogelkop moss skink

5. (a) Paravertebrals 54–61; large dark brown spots arrayed in two parallel rows, joining posteriorly to form two parallel stripes ....................................................................... Lo. lobulus — Central Range moss skink

(b) Paravertebrals 59–68; moderate to large dark brown spots arrayed in two parallel rows, not joining to form stripes................................................................................... Lo. huonensis — Huon moss skink

6. (a) Midbody scale rows 30–32; nuchals 3 pairs............................................. Lo. elegans — elegant moss skink (b) Midbody scale rows 34–37; nuchals 1–2 pairs.................................. Lo. fortis — Mount Strong moss skink