Pinoyscincus

Pinoyscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Pinoyscincus
Linkem, Diesmos, & Brown, 2011
Species

5 sp., see text

Pinoyscincus is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to the Philippines. Species in this genus were previously found in Sphenomorphus.

Species

The following 5 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

  • Pinoyscincus abdictus (Brown & Alcala, 1980)
  • Pinoyscincus coxi (Taylor, 1915) – Cox's sphenomorphus
  • Pinoyscincus jagori (Peters, 1864) – Jagor's sphenomorphus
  • Pinoyscincus llanosi (Taylor, 1919) – Leyte sphenomorphus
  • Pinoyscincus mindanensis (Taylor, 1915) – Mindanao sphenomorphus

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

References

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