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Pinoyscincus abdictus (BROWN & ALCALA, 1980)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesPinoyscincus abdictus abdictus (BROWN & ALCALA 1980)
Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius (BROWN & ALCALA 1980) 
Common Names 
SynonymSphenomorphus abdictus BROWN & ALCALA 1980: 198
Lygosoma jagori BOULENGER 1887: 240 (part.)
Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) jagori SMITH 1937: 220 (part.)
Pinoyscincus abdictus — LINKEM, DIESMOS & BROWN 2011

Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius (BROWN & ALCALA 1980)
Sphenomorphus abdictus aquilonius BROWN & ALCALA 1980: 201
Sphenomorphus abdictus aquilonius — BROWN et al. 2000
Sphenomorphus abdictus aquilonius — MCLEOD et al. 2011
Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius — DEVAN-SONG & BROWN 2012
Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius — BROWN et al. 2012
Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius — BROWN et al. 2013
Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius — GOJO-CRUZ et al. 2018 
DistributionPhilippines (abdictus: Mindanao, Camiguin, Bohol; aquilonius: S Luzon, Polillo, Camiguin Sur).

aquilonius: Luzon; Type locality: Ylinguin Valley near Subic Bay, Luzon Island

abdictus: Philippines (Luzon); Type locality: Mt. Mambajao, Camiguin Island, elevation 500 m.  
Reproductionoviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: CAS-SUR 28341, paratype: ZMUC (abdictus)
Holotype: CAS 15444 [aquilonius] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: This relatively large Sphenomorphus may be differentiated from the other Philippine species of the jagoricoxi complex (Group 5) on the basis of the following combination of characters: (1) frontoparietals distinct (not fused), which distinguishes it from S. coxi; (2) low number of subdigital lamellae (19-26, mean 22.8) and the lack of 2 very prominent dark bars on the labials beneath the eye, which separate it from S. jagori; (3) general color pattern and 4 instead of 5 large supraoculars (this subspecies only), which distinguish it from S. llanosi of the southern islands (see Tables 15 and 17). (Brown & Alcala 1980) 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed for the fact that this species was not recognized as being distinct from S. jagori for a long time (abdictus means “hidden” or “concealed”.).

The name aquilonius is in reference to the fact that this subspecies is found in the northern part of the archipelago.
 
References
  • Beukema, W. 2011. Herpetofauna of disturbed forest fragments on the lower Mt. Kitanglad Rnage, Mindanao Isand, Philippines. Salamandra 47 (2): 90-98 - get paper here
  • Brown, R.M. et al. 2010. Species boundaries in Philippine montane forest skinks (Genus Sphenomorphus): three new species from the mountains of Luzon and clarification of the status of the poorly known S. beyeri, S. knollmanae, and S. laterimaculatus. Scient. Pap. Nat. Hist. Mus. Univ. Kansas (42): 1-27
  • Brown, R.M.; C.H. Oliveros; C.D. Siler; J.B. Fernandez; L.J. Welton; P.A.C. Buenavente; M.L.L. Diesmos; A.C. Diesmos 2012. Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island (Philippines), VII: Herpetofauna of Ilocos Norte Province, Northern Cordillera Mountain Range. Check List 8(3):469-490 - get paper here
  • Brown, R.M.; McGuire, J.A.; Ferner,J.W.; Icarangal Jr., N. & Kennedy, R.S. 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of Luzon island, II: preliminary report on the herptofauna of Aurora Memorial national Park, Philippines. Hamadryad 25 (2): 175-195 - get paper here
  • Brown, Rafe M.; Ferner, John W.; Sison, Rogelio V.; Gonzales, Pedro C.; Kennedy, Robert S. 1996. Amphibians and reptiles of the Zambales Mountains of Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines. Herpetological Natural History 4 (1): 1-22
  • Brown, WC. & A.C. ALCALA 1980. Philippine Lizards of the family Scincidae. Silliman Univ. Nat. Sci., Dumaguete City, Mon., Ser. 2: i-xi + 1-246.
  • Brown,R.M. & Ferner,J.W. & Sison,R.V. 1995. Rediscovery and redescription of Sphenomorphus beyeri Taylor (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the Zambales Mountains of Luzon, Philippines. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 108 (1): 6-17 - get paper here
  • Brown; Rafe; Cameron Siler, Carl Oliveros, Luke Welton, Ashley Rock, John Swab, Merlijn Van Weerd, Jonah van Beijnen, Dominic Rodriguez, Edmund Jose, Arvin Diesmos 2013. The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: the herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range. ZooKeys 266 (2013) Special Issue: 1-120<br />doi: 10.3897/zookeys.266.3982 - get paper here
  • DEVAN-SONG, Anne and Rafe M. BROWN 2012. Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VI: The Herpetofauna of the Subic Bay Area. Asian Herpetological Research 3 (1): 1–20 - get paper here
  • Gojo-Cruz, Paul Henric P. and Leticia E. Afuang 2018. The Zoogeographic Significance of Caraballo Mountain Range, Luzon Island, Philippines With Focus on the Biogeography of Luzon’s Herpetofauna. Philippine Journal of Science 147 (3): 393-409 - get paper here
  • Gojo-Cruz, Paul Henric P. et al. 2016. Diversity and distribution of herpetofauna in Balesin Island, Polillo, Quezon, Philippines. Sylvatrop, The Technical Journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources 25 (1 & 2): 37 - 56 - get paper here
  • GOJO-CRUZ, Paul Henric P.; Leticia E. AFUANG, Juan Carlos T. GONZALEZ and William SM. GRUEZO 2018. Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines: the Herpetofauna of Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed, Nueva Ecija Province, Caraballo Mountain Range. Asian Herpetological Research 9(4): 201–223 - get paper here
  • Linkem, Charles W.; Arvin C. Diesmos, Rafe M. Brown 2011. Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 1217–1243 - get paper here
  • Linkem, Charles W.;Kyle Miller Hesed, Arvin C. Diesmos, Rafe M. Brown 2010. Species boundaries and cryptic lineage diversity in a Philippine forest skink complex (Reptilia; Squamata; Scincidae: Lygosominae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56 (2): 572-585 - get paper here
  • Maglangit, E. P. T., Paraguya, J. J. J. B., Maglangit, R. M. T., Nuñeza, O. M., Diesmos, M. L. L., & Diesmos, A. C. 2021. Novel cave habitat used by the cryptic lizard Pinoyscincus abdictus abdictus (Squamata: Scincidae) on Dinagat Islands, Philippines. Phyllomedusa 20(1): 99-104 - get paper here
  • MCLEOD, David S.; Cameron D. SILER, Arvin C. DIESMOS, Mae L. DIESMOS, Vhon S. GARCIA, Angela O. ARKONCEO, Kelvin L. BALAQUIT, Charlene C. UY, Mariden M. VILLASERAN, Earle C. YARRA, Rafe M. BROWN 2011. Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island, V: The Herpetofauna of Angat Dam Watershed, Bulacan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Asian Herpetological Research 2 (4): 177–198 - get paper here
  • Mohagan, Alma B.; Olga M. Nuñeza, Angel C. Alcala, Jose A. Escarlos Jr., Arturo G. Gracia Jr., Eric Claire T. Selpa, Leonil Jun B. Baguhin, Fulgent P. Coritico & Victor B. Amoroso 2019. Species richness and endemism of Reptilian Fauna in four Long-Term Ecological Research sites in Mindanao, Philippines. Biodiversity Journal, 2019, 10 (3): 237–248 - get paper here
  • Sanguila MB, Cobb KA, Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Alcala AC, Brown RM 2016. The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands. ZooKeys 624: 1–132, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.624.9814 - get paper here
  • VENTURINA, Russell Evan L.;Ynigo Luis C. DEL PRADO,Rhim Ayyah C. KAMIR, Marlon N. BALMORES and Arvin C. DIESMOS 2020. A Revised Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles in Camiguin Sur, Misamis Oriental, Mindaanao, Philippines. Asian Herpetological Research 11 (1): 28-43 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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