Parvoscincus Explained

Parvoscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Philippines.^[1]

Description

Species in the genus Parvoscincus are small to moderately sized skinks; the maximum snout-vent length (SVL) ranges from 32mm in Parvoscincus tagapayo to 87mm in Parvoscincus hadros.^[1]

Species

The genus Parvoscincus contains 24 species which are recognized as being valid, many of them described in the 21st century.

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Parvoscincus.

Further reading

• Ferner, John W.; Brown, Rafe M.; Greer, Allen E. (1997). "A New Genus and Species of Moist Closed Canopy Forest Skinks from the Philippines". Journal of Herpetology 31 (2): 187–192. (Parvoscincus, new genus, P. sisoni, new species).

Notes and References

1. Linkem. Charles W.. Brown. Rafe M.. Systematic revision of the Parvoscincus decipiens (Boulenger, 1894) complex of Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Lygosominae) with descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa. 3700. 4. 2013. 501–33. 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.4.1. 26106740.