Pinoyscincus abdictus

Pinoyscincus abdictus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Pinoyscincus
Species:	P. abdictus
Binomial name
	Pinoyscincus abdictus; (W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
Synonyms
	Sphenomorphus abdictus; W. Brown & Alcala, 1980; Pinoyscincus abdictus; — Linkem, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2011;

Last updated August 19, 2021

Pinoyscincus abdictus is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. There are two recognized subspecies.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. abdictus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

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

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Pinoyscincus abdictus abdictus(W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius(W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)

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

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References

1 2 Brown R, Diesmos A (2009). "Sphenomorphus abdictus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169837A6680470. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169837A6680470.en. Downloaded on 05 July 2020.
1 2 3 4 Pinoyscincus abdictus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.