Parvoscincus

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Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox Parvoscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Philippines.[1][2]

Description

Species in the genus Parvoscincus are small to moderately sized skinks; the maximum snout-vent length (SVL) ranges from Template:Convert in Parvoscincus tagapayo to Template:Convert in Parvoscincus hadros.[2]

Species

The genus Parvoscincus contains 24 species which are recognized as being valid, many of them described in the 21st century.[1] Template:Columns-list

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

References

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Further reading

  • Ferner, John W.; Brown, Rafe M.; Greer, Allen E. (1997). "A New Genus and Species of Moist Closed Canopy Forest Skinks from the Philippines". Journal of Herpetology 31 (2): 187–192. (Parvoscincus, new genus, P. sisoni, new species).


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