The Mindanao sphenomorphus (Pinoyscincus mindanensis) is a species of skink, a 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: | Pinoyscincus |
| Species: | P. mindanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinoyscincus mindanensis (Taylor, 1915)
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Geographic range edit
P. mindanensis is found in the southern Philippines, on the islands of Bohol, Leyte, and Mindanao.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. mindanensis is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[1]
Description edit
Adults of P. mindanensis have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).[2]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of P. mindanensis is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Delima, E.M.; Pitogo, K.; Sanguila, T.; Yurong, C.. (2022). "Pinoyscincus mindanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T169896A185771081. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Pinoyscincus mindanensis 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 mindanensis, p. 174).
- 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 mindanensis, 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 mindanensis, new species, pp. 99–100 + Plate I, figures1–2).
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