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The taxon is currently known from two southern Hindu Kush foothill localities, so the range and genus-level conclusion remain limited. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: A new species of Heremites Gray, 1845 (Squamata, Scincidae) from the transboundary Hindu Kush foothills · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:84aa2be0e7ee14ad8d881530f6a04160c4bfdb25276fe1569fab4f8a66d04b61

We therefore describe this eastern lineage as a new species, currently known from two foothill localities along the southern margin of the Hindu Kush, and discuss ... the need for a further genus-wide integrative revision.