Parvoscincus leucospilos

Parvoscincus leucospilos, the white-spotted sphenomorphus, is a species of skink endemic to the Philippines.

White-spotted sphenomorphus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Parvoscincus
Species:	P. leucospilos
Binomial name
Parvoscincus leucospilos (Peters, 1872)
Synonyms
Lygosoma leucospilos

Habitation and distribution

It is found between 300 and 1,200 m above sea levels in the forests of central and southern Sierra Madre Mountain Range (including Mount Banahaw) of Luzon Island.^[1][2]

This skink hides under rocks or in debris in the banks of streams and rivers. When threatened by predators, such as snakes, it may dive and stay under water for a long time.^[3]