Pinoyscincus

Pinoyscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All species in the genus are endemic to the Philippines. Species in this genus were previously assigned to the genus Sphenomorphus.

Pinoyscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Pinoyscincus Linkem, Diesmos & R.M. Brown, 2011
Species
Five species, see text.

Species

The following five species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:^[1]

• Pinoyscincus abdictus (W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
• Pinoyscincus coxi (Taylor, 1915) – Cox's sphenomorphus
• Pinoyscincus jagori (W. Peters, 1864) – Jagor's sphenomorphus
• Pinoyscincus llanosi (Taylor, 1919) – Leyte sphenomorphus
• Pinoyscincus mindanensis (Taylor, 1915) – Mindanao sphenomorphus

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pinoyscincus.