Pinoyscincus abdictus is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Pinoyscincus |
| Species: | P. abdictus
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| Pinoyscincus abdictus | |
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Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of P. abdictus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of P. abdictus is unknown.[2]
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Pinoyscincus abdictus abdictus (W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
- Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius (W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pinoyscincus.
References
edit- ^ a b Brown, R.; Diesmos, A. (2009). "Pinoyscincus abdictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169837A6680470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169837A6680470.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Pinoyscincus abdictus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
Further reading
edit- Brown WC, Alcala AC (1980). Philippine Lizards of the Family Scincidae. Dumaguete, Philippines: Silliman University Natural Science Monograph Series. x + 246 pp. (Sphenomorphus abdictus, new species; S. abdictus aquilonius, new subspecies).
- 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. (Pinoyscincus abdictus, new combination).
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