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A number of aspects of the hibernation of the viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara) in the Asian part of its range are analyzed. The results of our own field work for the period from 1971 to 2022 in the Altai Republic (Altai Nature Reserve, Tomsk, Kemerovo, Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions are used). Within 17 localities of the foothill and flat parts of the south of Western Siberia (51°22΄ – 57°04΄ N, 57°33΄ – 88°08΄ E), 54 wintering sites were recorded. 173 li-zards of different sexes and ages were noted in the wintering shelters.

Phrynocephalus helioscopus species complex have been thoroughly studied during recent years, but several lineages remained unassigned. Based on the morphological differences and divergence in COI (mtDNA) gene sequences, two new subspecies are described in the present article within the Phrynocephalus helioscopus species complex: Ph. helioscopus karatauensis ssp. nov. from the environs of Karatau Ridge in Kazakhstan and Ph. saidalievi orlovae ssp. nov.

We provide an integrative taxonomic revision of miniaturized sphenomorphine skinks from Vietnam and Cambodia based on morphological analysis and COI DNA barcoding. Our data reveal a new species, Sphenomorphus valentinae sp. nov., from Chu Yang Sin National Park, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam.