Parvoscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Philippines.[1][2]
Description
Species in the genus Parvoscincus are small to moderately sized skinks; the maximum snout-vent length (SVL) ranges from 32 mm (1.3 in) in Parvoscincus tagapayo to 87 mm (3.4 in) in Parvoscincus hadros.[2]
Species
The genus Parvoscincus contains 24 species which are recognized as being valid, many of them described in the 21st century.[1]
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Parvoscincus abstrusus Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
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Parvoscincus agtorum Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
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Parvoscincus arvindiesmosi Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
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Parvoscincus aurorus Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
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Parvoscincus banahaoensis Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
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Parvoscincus beyeri (Taylor, 1922) - Beyer's sphenomorphus
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Parvoscincus boyingi (R. Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010) - Boying’s Zambales mountain skink
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Parvoscincus decipiens (Boulenger, 1894) - black-sided sphenomorphus
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Parvoscincus duwendorum Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2014 - cordillera aquatic skink
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Parvoscincus hadros (R. Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010) - Aurora mountain skink
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Parvoscincus igorotorum (R. Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010) - Igorot cordillera mountain skink
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Parvoscincus jimmymcguirei Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
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Parvoscincus kitangladensis (Brown, 1995)
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Parvoscincus laterimaculatus (Brown & Alcala, 1980)
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Parvoscincus lawtoni (Brown & Alcala, 1980)
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Parvoscincus leucospilos (W. Peters, 1872) - white-spotted sphenomorphus
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Parvoscincus luzonensis (Boulenger, 1894) - highland sphenomorphus
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Parvoscincus manananggalae Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2014 - Aurora aquatic skink
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Parvoscincus palaliensis Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
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Parvoscincus palawanensis (Brown & Alcala, 1961)
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Parvoscincus sisoni Ferner, R. Brown & Greer, 1997
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Parvoscincus steerei (Stejneger, 1908) - Steere's sphenomorphus
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Parvoscincus tagapayo (R. Brown, McGuire, Ferner & Alcala, 1999) - Aurora mountain skink
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Parvoscincus tikbalangi Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2014 - Sierra Madres aquatic skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Parvoscincus.
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