taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
EA510E03FFBBF8378CC58DC8FB3E6869.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437452/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437452	FIGURE 3. Holotype of Scincella alia sp. nov. (ZMMU Re-18147, adult male) in situ. Photograph by A. M. Bragin.	FIGURE 3. Holotype of Scincella alia sp. nov. (ZMMU Re-18147, adult male) in situ. Photograph by A. M. Bragin.	2025-05-16	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.		Zenodo	biologists	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.			
EA510E03FFBBF8378CC58DC8FB3E6869.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437454/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437454	FIGURE 4. Holotype of Scincella alia sp. nov. (ZMMU Re-18147, adult male, in preservative).A—Right lateral view of head; B–Ventral view of head; C. Dorsal view of head; D—Ventral view of left forelimb; E—Ventral view of left hindlimb; F—Dorsal view of body; G–Ventral view of body. Scale bars: A–E = 2 mm; F, G = 10 mm. Photographs by A. M. Bragin.	FIGURE 4. Holotype of Scincella alia sp. nov. (ZMMU Re-18147, adult male, in preservative).A—Right lateral view of head; B–Ventral view of head; C. Dorsal view of head; D—Ventral view of left forelimb; E—Ventral view of left hindlimb; F—Dorsal view of body; G–Ventral view of body. Scale bars: A–E = 2 mm; F, G = 10 mm. Photographs by A. M. Bragin.	2025-05-16	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.		Zenodo	biologists	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.			
EA510E03FFBBF8378CC58DC8FB3E6869.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437456/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437456	FIGURE 5. Holotype of Scincella alia sp. nov. (ZMMU Re-18147, adult male, prior to preservation).A—Dorsal view of body; B—Ventral view of body; C—Dorsal view of right hemipenis, fully everted; D—Ventral view of right hemipenis, fully everted. Scale bars: A, B = 10 mm; C, В = 2 mm. Photographs by A. M. Bragin.	FIGURE 5. Holotype of Scincella alia sp. nov. (ZMMU Re-18147, adult male, prior to preservation).A—Dorsal view of body; B—Ventral view of body; C—Dorsal view of right hemipenis, fully everted; D—Ventral view of right hemipenis, fully everted. Scale bars: A, B = 10 mm; C, В = 2 mm. Photographs by A. M. Bragin.	2025-05-16	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.		Zenodo	biologists	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.			
EA510E03FFBBF8378CC58DC8FB3E6869.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437458/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437458	FIGURE 6. Head scale nomenclature and their positional relationship and size illustrated by the adult male Scincella alia sp. nov. (holotype, ZMMU Re-18147). A. Right lateral view; B. Dorsal view; C. Ventral view. Terminology is modified from Ouboter (1986) and Grismer et al. (2019).AL—anterior loreal, C—ciliary, Cs—chin-shield; F—frontal, FN—frontonasal, FP— frontoparietal, IF—infralabial, IP—interparietal, LST—lower secondary temporal, LTT—lower tertiary temporal, LPT—lower pretemporal, LPSL—lower postsupralabial, M—mental, N—nasal, Nu—nuchal, P—parietal, PF—prefrontal, PL—posterior loreal, PM—postmental, PR—preocular, PRS—presubocular, PT—primary temporal, PSO—postsubocular, PO—postocular, R—rostral, SC—supraciliaries, SL—supralabial, SO—supraocular, UPT—upper pretemporal, UPSL—lower postsupralabial, UST—upper secondary temporal, and UTT—upper tertiary temporal, *—small scales separating supralabials from the lower eyelid. Illustration by A. M. Bragin.	FIGURE 6. Head scale nomenclature and their positional relationship and size illustrated by the adult male Scincella alia sp. nov. (holotype, ZMMU Re-18147). A. Right lateral view; B. Dorsal view; C. Ventral view. Terminology is modified from Ouboter (1986) and Grismer et al. (2019).AL—anterior loreal, C—ciliary, Cs—chin-shield; F—frontal, FN—frontonasal, FP— frontoparietal, IF—infralabial, IP—interparietal, LST—lower secondary temporal, LTT—lower tertiary temporal, LPT—lower pretemporal, LPSL—lower postsupralabial, M—mental, N—nasal, Nu—nuchal, P—parietal, PF—prefrontal, PL—posterior loreal, PM—postmental, PR—preocular, PRS—presubocular, PT—primary temporal, PSO—postsubocular, PO—postocular, R—rostral, SC—supraciliaries, SL—supralabial, SO—supraocular, UPT—upper pretemporal, UPSL—lower postsupralabial, UST—upper secondary temporal, and UTT—upper tertiary temporal, *—small scales separating supralabials from the lower eyelid. Illustration by A. M. Bragin.	2025-05-16	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.		Zenodo	biologists	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.			
EA510E03FFBBF8378CC58DC8FB3E6869.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437460/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437460	FIGURE 7. Habitats of Scincella alia sp. nov. in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam: A, B—Severely disturbed low-canopy forest fragment at elevation 2,094 m asl. and microhabitat at the type locality on Chieu Lau Thi Moutain; C—Broad-leaved evergreen high-canopy forest with Chinese cardamom plantations at elevation 1,916 m asl. on Tay Con Linh Moutain; D—Primary highcanopy evergreen and deciduous forest at elevation 2,369 m asl. on Tay Con Linh Mountain. Photographs by A. M. Bragin.	FIGURE 7. Habitats of Scincella alia sp. nov. in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam: A, B—Severely disturbed low-canopy forest fragment at elevation 2,094 m asl. and microhabitat at the type locality on Chieu Lau Thi Moutain; C—Broad-leaved evergreen high-canopy forest with Chinese cardamom plantations at elevation 1,916 m asl. on Tay Con Linh Moutain; D—Primary highcanopy evergreen and deciduous forest at elevation 2,369 m asl. on Tay Con Linh Mountain. Photographs by A. M. Bragin.	2025-05-16	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.		Zenodo	biologists	Bragin, Andrey M.;Zenin, Evgeniy S.;Dang, Cuong Hung;Dinh, Tu Vu Anh;Nguyen, Tan Van;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.			
