Parvoscincus beyeri (TAYLOR, 1922)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Beyer's Sphenomorphus |
Synonym | Sphenomorphus beyeri TAYLOR 1922 Sphenomorphus beyeri — BROWN & ALCALA 1980: 154 Sphenomorphus beyeri — BROWN et al. 1996 Sphenomorphus beyeri — RELOX et al. 2011 Parvoscincus beyeri — LINKEM, DIESMOS & BROWN 2011 |
Distribution | Philippines (Luzon) Type locality: Mt. Banahao, Laguna Province, S Luzon; Quezon Province, Municipality of tayabas fide BROWN et al. 2010. |
Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: CAS 61183 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Sphenomorphus, distin- guished by the following combination of characters: (1) body size large, sVL 57.8–72.9; (2) prefrontals moderate, separate; (3) frontoparietals fused; (4) labials 6–7; (5) large supraoculars 4; (6) paravertebrals 88–102; (7) midven- trals 38–43; (8) scales around midbody 38–42; (9) fourth toe lamellae 18–21; (10) dorsal coloration medium to dark brown with evenly-spaced round white spots, with or without a pair of wavy, black, dorsolateral stripes on trunk; (11) ventrolateral surfaces of neck and head brown or black with black labials, each with a white spot; (12) a prominent inverted acutely triangular marking present above forelimb insertion; and (13) ventrum bright gold- en-yellow in life [from BROWN et al. 2010]. |
Comment | Distribution: Reports from SE Mindanao are likely misidentifications and most likely represent Sphenomorphus diwata (SUPSUP et al. 2017). |
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