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]

Parvoscincus beyeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Parvoscincus
Species:
P. beyeri
Binomial name
Parvoscincus beyeri
(Taylor, 1922)
Synonyms[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, beyeri, is in honor of American ethnologist Henry Otley Beyer.[3]

Geographic range

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In the Philippines, P. beyeri is found on the island of Luzon.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. beyeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,600 m (3,300–5,200 ft).[1]

Description

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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

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P. beyeri hides in leaf litter and thick moss, and under rotten fallen logs, on the forest floor.[1]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of P. beyeri is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e Parvoscincus beyeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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).