Parvoscincus

Parvoscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Philippines.^[1][2]

Parvoscincus
Parvoscincus decipiens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Sphenomorphinae
Genus:	Parvoscincus Ferner, R. Brown & Greer, 1997
Type species
Parvoscincus sisoni Ferner, R. Brown & Greer, 1997
Diversity
24 species, see text.

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 (W. Brown, 1995)
• Parvoscincus laterimaculatus (W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
• Parvoscincus lawtoni (W. 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 (W. 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.