Parvoscincus tagapayo

Parvoscincus tagapayo
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
Synonyms[2]
  • 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.[2]

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.[3]

Geographic range

P. tagapayo is found on the island of Luzon, Philippines.[1][2]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. tagapayo is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d 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).



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