The Aurora mountain skink (Parvoscincus tagapayo) is a species of 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. tagapayo
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| Binomial name | |
| Parvoscincus tagapayo | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, tagapayo, is a Tagalog word meaning "wise entrusted friend, advisor, or mentor", referring to American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown, in whose honor this species is named.[3]
Geographic range edit
P. tagapayo is found on the island of Luzon, Philippines.[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. tagapayo is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,000 m (1,300–3,300 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of P. tagapayo is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Brown R, Diesmos A, Diesmos M, Duya A, Rico EL (2009). "Sphenomorphus tagapayo". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169774A6672266. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169774A6672266.en. Downloaded on 04 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d Parvoscincus tagapayo 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 tagapayo, p. 41).
Further reading edit
- Brown RM, McGuire JA, Ferner JW, Alcala AC (19999). "New Species of Diminutive Scincid Lizard (Squamata: Lygosominae: Sphenomorphus) from Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines". Copeia 1999 (2): 362–370. (Sphenomorphus tagapayo, new species).
- Brown RM, McGuire JA, Ferner JW, Icarangal N, Kennedy RS (2000). "Amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, II: preliminary report on the herpetofauna of Aurora Memorial National Park, Philippines". Hamadryad 25 (2): 175–195.
- 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 tagapayo, new combination).
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