| Parvoscincus | |
|---|---|
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| Parvoscincus decipiens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Parvoscincus Ferner, R. Brown & Greer, 1997 |
| Type species | |
| Parvoscincus sisoni Ferner, R. Brown & Greer, 1997 | |
| Diversity | |
| 24 species, see text. | |
Parvoscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Philippines. [1] [2]
Species in the genus Parvoscincus are small to moderately sized skinks; the maximum snout-vent length (SVL) ranges from 32 mm (1.3 in) in Parvoscincus tagapayo to 87 mm (3.4 in) in Parvoscincus hadros . [2]
The genus Parvoscincus contains 24 species which are recognized as being valid, many of them described in the 21st century. [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Parvoscincus.
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