Cox's sphenomorphus (Pinoyscincus coxi) 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. coxi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinoyscincus coxi (Taylor, 1915)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, coxi, is in honor of Alvin J. Cox who was Director of the Philippines Bureau of Science.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. coxi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of P. coxi is unknown.[2]
Subspecies edit
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Pinoyscincus coxi coxi (Taylor, 1915)
- Pinoyscincus coxi divergens (Taylor, 1922)
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, Gaulke M (2009). "Sphenomorphus coxi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169759A6670213. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169759A6670213.en. Downloaded on 05 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d Pinoyscincus coxi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus coxi, p. 61).
Further reading edit
- 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 coxi, new combination).
- Taylor EH (1915). "New species of Philippine lizards". Philippine Journal of Science, Section D, General Biology, Ethnology, and Anthropology 10 (2): 89–109 + Plate I. (Sphenomorphus coxi, new species, pp. 100–101 + Plate I, figures 3 & 4).
- Taylor EH (1922). The Lizards of the Philippine Islands. Manila: Government of the Philippine Islands, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science. Publication No. 17. 269 pp. + Plates 1–22. (Sphenomorphus jagorii divergens, new subspecies, p. 194).
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