Parvoscincus tagapayo

Parvoscincus tagapayo
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Parvoscincus
Species:	P. tagapayo
Binomial name
	Parvoscincus tagapayo; (R.M. Brown, McGuire, Ferner & Alcala, 1999)
Synonyms
	Sphenomorphus tagapayo; R.M. Brown, McGuire, Ferner & Alcala, 1999; Parvoscincus tagapayo; — Linkem, A. Diesmos & R.M. Brown, 2011;

Last updated November 14, 2021

The Aurora mountain skink (Parvoscincus tagapayo) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, tagapayo, is a Tagalog word meaning "wise entrusted friend, advisor, or mentor", referring to American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown, in whose honor this species is named.^[3]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. tagapayo is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,000 m (1,300–3,300 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

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

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References

1 2 3 Brown R, Diesmos A, Diesmos M, Duya A, Rico EL (2009). "Sphenomorphus tagapayo". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169774A6672266. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169774A6672266.en. Downloaded on 04 July 2020.
1 2 3 4 Parvoscincus tagapayo 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 tagapayo, p. 41).