Parvoscincus beyeri

Parvoscincus beyeri
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Parvoscincus
Species:	P. beyeri
Binomial name
	Parvoscincus beyeri; (Taylor, 1922)
Synonyms
	Sphenomorphus beyeri; Taylor, 1922; Parvoscincus beyeri; — Linkem, A. Diesmos & R. Brown, 2011;

Last updated December 15, 2022

Parvoscincus beyeri, also known commonly as Beyer's sphenomorphus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, beyeri, is in honor of American ethnologist Henry Otley Beyer.^[3]

Geographic range

In the Philippines, P. beyeri is found on the island of Luzon.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. beyeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,600 m (3,300–5,200 ft).^[1]

Description

Large for its genus, P. beyeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.3 cm (2.9 in). Dorsally, it is brown with white spots. Ventrally, it is bright golden yellow.^[2]

Behavior

P. beyeri hides in leaf litter and thick moss, and under rotten fallen logs, on the forest floor.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. beyeri is unknown.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 Brown, R., Gonzalez, J.C.T., Rico, E.L., Diesmos, M. & Afuang, L.E (2022). "Sphenomorphus beyeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T199819A2612614. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199819/2612614. Downloaded on 14 December 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 Parvoscincus beyeri 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 beyeri, p. 24).