taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
FEAFFE4E1D0C5C11BF223FF4EE8A6270.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1729697	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.204139.figure3	Figure 3. Head scalation of Scincella gigas sp. nov. (holotype, QHU R 2026003, adult female). A. Dorsal view; B. Lateral view; C. Ventral view. Notes: CS: chin shield; F: frontal; FrN: frontonasal; FrP: frontoparietal; IL: infralabials; IP: interparietal; L: loreals; LST: lower secondary temporal; M: mental; NU: nuchals; P: parietal; PF: prefrontal; PM: postmental; PT: primary temporal; R: rostral; SC: superciliaries; SL: supralabials; SO: supraoculars; UST: upper secondary temporal; * indicates the gulars separating the chin shields. Photographs and drawings by Y. H. Xu. Scale bar: 5 mm.	Figure 3. Head scalation of Scincella gigas sp. nov. (holotype, QHU R 2026003, adult female). A. Dorsal view; B. Lateral view; C. Ventral view. Notes: CS: chin shield; F: frontal; FrN: frontonasal; FrP: frontoparietal; IL: infralabials; IP: interparietal; L: loreals; LST: lower secondary temporal; M: mental; NU: nuchals; P: parietal; PF: prefrontal; PM: postmental; PT: primary temporal; R: rostral; SC: superciliaries; SL: supralabials; SO: supraoculars; UST: upper secondary temporal; * indicates the gulars separating the chin shields. Photographs and drawings by Y. H. Xu. Scale bar: 5 mm.	2026-07-29	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang			
FEAFFE4E1D0C5C11BF223FF4EE8A6270.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1729698	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.204139.figure4	Figure 4. Dorsal (A), lateral (B), and ventral (C) views of the body; D. Ventral view of the left hand; E. Ventral view of the left foot of Scincella gigas sp. nov. (holotype, QHU R 2026003, adult female) in preservation. Photographs by Y. H. Xu. Scale bars: 20 mm (A – C); 5 mm (D, E).	Figure 4. Dorsal (A), lateral (B), and ventral (C) views of the body; D. Ventral view of the left hand; E. Ventral view of the left foot of Scincella gigas sp. nov. (holotype, QHU R 2026003, adult female) in preservation. Photographs by Y. H. Xu. Scale bars: 20 mm (A – C); 5 mm (D, E).	2026-07-29	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang			
FEAFFE4E1D0C5C11BF223FF4EE8A6270.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1729699	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.204139.figure5	Figure 5. Holotype of Scincella gigas sp. nov. in life (QHU R 2026003, adult female). Photographs by J. D. Deng.	Figure 5. Holotype of Scincella gigas sp. nov. in life (QHU R 2026003, adult female). Photographs by J. D. Deng.	2026-07-29	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang			
FEAFFE4E1D0C5C11BF223FF4EE8A6270.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1729700	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.204139.figure6	Figure 6. Dorsal (A), lateral (B), and ventral (C) views of the holotype (QHU R 2026003, adult female) of Scincella gigas sp. nov. in preservation. Note: The tail was damaged during specimen preparation and does not reflect the original condition of the specimen. Photographs by Y. H. Xu. Scale bar: 20 mm.	Figure 6. Dorsal (A), lateral (B), and ventral (C) views of the holotype (QHU R 2026003, adult female) of Scincella gigas sp. nov. in preservation. Note: The tail was damaged during specimen preparation and does not reflect the original condition of the specimen. Photographs by Y. H. Xu. Scale bar: 20 mm.	2026-07-29	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang			
FEAFFE4E1D0C5C11BF223FF4EE8A6270.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1729701	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.204139.figure7	Figure 7. Habitat and field observations of Scincella gigas sp. nov. A. Microhabitat at Fengyi, Dali, Dali BAP, Yunnan, China; B. General habitat of the type locality; C. Holotype (QHU R 2026003) found trapped in an artificial water reservoir. Photographs by J. D. Deng (A, B) and H. Q. Wang (C).	Figure 7. Habitat and field observations of Scincella gigas sp. nov. A. Microhabitat at Fengyi, Dali, Dali BAP, Yunnan, China; B. General habitat of the type locality; C. Holotype (QHU R 2026003) found trapped in an artificial water reservoir. Photographs by J. D. Deng (A, B) and H. Q. Wang (C).	2026-07-29	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang			
FEAFFE4E1D0C5C11BF223FF4EE8A6270.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1729695	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.204139.figure1	Figure 1. Map showing the locality of Scincella gigas sp. nov. Note: The star indicates the type locality.	Figure 1. Map showing the locality of Scincella gigas sp. nov. Note: The star indicates the type locality.	2026-07-29	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Deng, Jundong;Qi, Shuo;Ma, Shun;Zhang, Tierui;Cai, Bo;Wang, Haoquan;Sun, Fanyue;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Peng, Lifang			
