Pinoyscincus

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Pinoyscincus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Pinoyscincus
Linkem, Diesmos &
R.M. Brown, 2011
Species

Five species, see text.

Pinoyscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All species in the genus are endemic to the Philippines. Species in this genus were previously assigned to the genus Sphenomorphus .

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Species

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

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

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References

  1. Pinoyscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 31 August 2018.

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