Parvoscincus beyeri
| Parvoscincus beyeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Parvoscincus |
| Species: | P. beyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parvoscincus beyeri (Taylor, 1922) | |
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Parvoscincus beyeri, also known commonly as Beyer's sphenomorphus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, beyeri, is in honor of American ethnologist Henry Otley Beyer.[3]
Geographic range
In the Philippines, P. beyeri is found on the island of Luzon.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. beyeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,600 m (3,280–5,250 ft).[1]
Description
Large for its genus, P. beyeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.3 cm (2.9 in). Dorsally, it is brown with white spots. Ventrally, it is bright golden yellow.[2]
Behavior
P. beyeri hides in leaf litter and thick moss, and under rotten fallen logs, on the forest floor.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of P. beyeri is unknown.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Brown, R.; Gonzalez, J.C.T.; Rico, E.L.; Diesmos, M.; Afuang, L.E. (2022). "Parvoscincus beyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T199819A2612614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199819A2612614.en. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Parvoscincus beyeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus beyeri, p. 24)
Further reading
- Brown RM; Ferner JW; Sison RV (1995). "Rediscovery and redescription of Sphenomorphus beyeri Taylor (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the Zambales Mountains of Luzon, Philippines". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 108 (1): 6–17.
- 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. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00747.x. PMC 7165859. PMID 32336789. (Parvoscincus beyeri, new combination)
- Taylor EH (1922). "Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, II". Philippine Journal of Science. 21: 257–303 + Plates 1–4. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25389. (Sphenomorphus beyeri, new species, pp. 283–285)