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Pinoyscincus mindanensis

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Pinoyscincus mindanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Pinoyscincus
Species:
P. mindanensis
Binomial name
Pinoyscincus mindanensis
(Taylor, 1915)
Synonyms[2]

The Mindanao sphenomorphus (Pinoyscincus mindanensis) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[2]

Geographic range

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P. mindanensis is found in the southern Philippines, on the islands of Bohol, Leyte, and Mindanao.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. mindanensis is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[1]

Description

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Adults of P. mindanensis have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).[2]

Reproduction

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Delima, E.M.; Pitogo, K.; Sanguila, T.; Yurong, C.. (2022). "Pinoyscincus mindanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T169896A185771081. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Pinoyscincus mindanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.

Further reading

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  • Brown WC, Alcala AC (1980). Philippine Lizards of the Family Scincidae. Dumaguete, Philippines: Silliman University Natural Science Monograph Series. x + 246 pp. (Sphenomorphus mindanensis, p. 174).
  • 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 (4): 1217–1243. (Pinoyscincus mindanensis, new combination).
  • Taylor EH (1915). "New species of Philippine lizards". Philippine Journal of Science, Section D, General Biology, Ethnology, and Anthropology 10 (2): 89–109 + Plate I. (Sphenomorphus mindanensis, new species, pp. 99–100 + Plate I, figures1–2).