Parvoscincus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Parvoscincus
Species (24): P. abstrusus – P. agtorum – P. arvindiesmosi – P. aurorus – P. banahaoensis – P. beyeri – P. boyingi – P. decipiens – P. duwendorum – P. hadros – P. igorotorum – P. jimmymcguirei – P. kitangladensis – P. laterimaculatus – P. lawtoni – P. leucospilos – P. luzonense – P. manananggalae – P. palaliensis – P. palawanensis – P. sisoni – P. steerei – P. tagapayo – P. tikbalangi
Name

Parvoscincus Ferner, Brown & Greer, 1997: 187

Type species: Parvoscincus sisoni Ferner, Brown & Greer, 1997, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Ferner, J.W., Brown, R.M. & Greer, A.E. 1997. A new genus and species of moist closed canopy forest skinks from the Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 31(2): 187–192. DOI: 10.2307/1565386 JSTOR Reference page.

Additional references

Brown, R.M., Linkem, C.W., Balete, D., Duya, M.V., Diesmos, A.C. & Ferner, J.W. 2010. Species boundaries in Philippine montane forest skinks (Genus Sphenomorphus): three new species from the mountains of Luzon and clarification of the status of the poorly known S. beyeri, S. knollmanae, and S. laterimaculatus. Scientific Papers of the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas 42: 1–27. handle. Reference page.
Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 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. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00747.x Reference page.
Linkem, C.W. & Brown, R.M. 2013. 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): 501–533. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.4.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Linkem, C.W., Cobb, K., Watters, J.L., Cummings, S.T., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the semi-aquatic skink Parvoscincus leucospilos (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), with description of three new species. Zootaxa 3847(3): 388–412. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.3.4 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Parvoscincus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2018.

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]

Parvoscincus abstrusus Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
Parvoscincus agtorum Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
Parvoscincus arvindiesmosi Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
Parvoscincus aurorus Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
Parvoscincus banahaoensis Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
Parvoscincus beyeri (Taylor, 1922) - Beyer's sphenomorphus
Parvoscincus boyingi (R. Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010) - Boying’s Zambales mountain skink
Parvoscincus decipiens (Boulenger, 1894) - black-sided sphenomorphus
Parvoscincus duwendorum Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2014 - cordillera aquatic skink
Parvoscincus hadros (R. Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010) - Aurora mountain skink
Parvoscincus igorotorum (R. Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010) - Igorot cordillera mountain skink
Parvoscincus jimmymcguirei Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
Parvoscincus kitangladensis (Brown, 1995)
Parvoscincus laterimaculatus (Brown & Alcala, 1980)
Parvoscincus lawtoni (Brown & Alcala, 1980)
Parvoscincus leucospilos (W. Peters, 1872) - white-spotted sphenomorphus
Parvoscincus luzonensis (Boulenger, 1894) - highland sphenomorphus
Parvoscincus manananggalae Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2014 - Aurora aquatic skink
Parvoscincus palaliensis Linkem & R. Brown, 2013
Parvoscincus palawanensis (Brown & Alcala, 1961)
Parvoscincus sisoni Ferner, R. Brown & Greer, 1997
Parvoscincus steerei (Stejneger, 1908) - Steere's sphenomorphus
Parvoscincus tagapayo (R. Brown, McGuire, Ferner & Alcala, 1999) - Aurora mountain skink
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.
References

Parvoscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 October 2014.

Linkem, Charles W.; Brown, Rafe M. (2013). "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): 501–33. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3700.4.1. PMID 26106740.