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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Parvoscincus |
| Species: | P. beyeri
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| Parvoscincus beyeri (Taylor, 1922)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, beyeri, is in honor of American ethnologist Henry Otley Beyer.[3]
Geographic range
editIn the Philippines, P. beyeri is found on the island of Luzon.[1][2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of P. beyeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,600 m (3,300–5,200 ft).[1]
Description
editLarge 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
editP. beyeri hides in leaf litter and thick moss, and under rotten fallen logs, on the forest floor.[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of P. beyeri is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Brown, R., Gonzalez, J.C.T., Rico, E.L., Diesmos, M. & Afuang, L.E (2022). "Sphenomorphus beyeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T199819A2612614. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199819/2612614. Downloaded on 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e 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. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus beyeri, p. 24).
Further reading
edit- 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: 1217–1243. (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. (Sphenomorphus beyeri, new species, pp. 283–285).
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