Pinoyscincus mindanensis

Pinoyscincus mindanensis
	Geographic distribution of pinoyscincus mindanensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Pinoyscincus
Species:	P. mindanensis
Binomial name
	Pinoyscincus mindanensis; (Taylor, 1915)
Synonyms
	Sphenomorphus mindanensis; Taylor, 1915; Pinoyscincus mindanensis; — Linkem, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2011;

Last updated October 05, 2025

The Mindanao sphenomorphus (Pinoyscincus mindanensis) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.^[2]

Geographic range

P. mindanensis is found in the southern Philippines, on the islands of Bohol, Leyte, and Mindanao.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. mindanensis is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).^[1]

Description

Adults of P. mindanensis have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).^[2]

Reproduction

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

References

1 2 Delima, E.M.; Pitogo, K.; Sanguila, T.; Yurong, C.. (2022). "Pinoyscincus mindanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T169896A185771081. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 Pinoyscincus mindanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.

Brown WC, Alcala AC (1980). Philippine Lizards of the Family Scincidae. Dumaguete, Philippines: Silliman University Natural Science Monograph Series. x + 246 pp. (Sphenomorphus mindanensis, p. 174).
Linkem CW, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society163 (4): 1217–1243. (Pinoyscincus mindanensis, new combination).
Taylor EH (1915). "New species of Philippine lizards". Philippine Journal of Science, Section D, General Biology, Ethnology, and Anthropology10 (2): 89–109 + Plate I. (Sphenomorphus mindanensis, new species, pp. 99–100 + Plate I, figures1–2).

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[iucn_status_9_December_2022-1] 1 2 Delima, E.M.; Pitogo, K.; Sanguila, T.; Yurong, C.. (2022). "Pinoyscincus mindanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T169896A185771081. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Pinoyscincus mindanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.

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