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Parvoscincus tagapayo

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Species of lizard

Parvoscincus tagapayo
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Parvoscincus
Species: P. tagapayo
Binomial name
Parvoscincus tagapayo
(R.M. Brown, McGuire, Ferner & Alcala, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Sphenomorphus tagapayo
    R.M. Brown, McGuire, Ferner & Alcala, 1999
  • Parvoscincus tagapayo
    — Linkem, A. Diesmos & R.M. Brown, 2011

The Aurora mountain skink (Parvoscincus tagapayo) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Etymology

The specific name, tagapayo, is a Tagalog word meaning "wise entrusted friend, advisor, or mentor", referring to American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown, in whose honor this species is named.

Geographic range

P. tagapayo is found on the island of Luzon, Philippines.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. tagapayo is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,000 m (1,300–3,300 ft).

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. tagapayo is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Brown R, Diesmos A, Diesmos M, Duya A, Rico EL (2009). "Sphenomorphus tagapayo". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169774A6672266. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169774A6672266.en. Downloaded on 04 July 2020.
  2. ^ Parvoscincus tagapayo at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus tagapayo, p. 41).

Further reading

  • Brown RM, McGuire JA, Ferner JW, Alcala AC (19999). "New Species of Diminutive Scincid Lizard (Squamata: Lygosominae: Sphenomorphus) from Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines". Copeia 1999 (2): 362–370. (Sphenomorphus tagapayo, new species).
  • Brown RM, McGuire JA, Ferner JW, Icarangal N, Kennedy RS (2000). "Amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, II: preliminary report on the herpetofauna of Aurora Memorial National Park, Philippines". Hamadryad 25 (2): 175–195.
  • Linkem CW, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 1217–1243. (Parvoscincus tagapayo, new combination).


Taxon identifiers
Parvoscincus tagapayo


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