Parvoscincus hadros (BROWN, LINKEM, DIESMOS, BALETE, DUYA & FERNER, 2010)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Aurora Mountain skink |
Synonym | Sphenomorphus hadros BROWN, LINKEM, DIESMOS, BALETE, DUYA & FERNER 2010 Parvoscincus hadros — LINKEM, DIESMOS & BROWN 2011 |
Distribution | Philippines (Luzon) Type locality: at 1540 m elevation on Mt. Mingan (N: 15.468°; E: 121.395°), Municipality of Dingalan, Aurora Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. |
Reproduction | oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: PnM 9618 (Field number MVd 157, male, sVL 86.7 mm), collected by Liza V. Duya, 3 June 2006. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Large species of Sphenomorphus, distin- guished by the following combination of characters: (1) body size large, sVL 73.5–86.7 mm; (2) prefrontals moder- ate, separate; (3) frontoparietals fused; (4) labials 7–8; (5) large supraoculars 4; (6) paravertebrals 108–111; (7) mid- ventrals 54–57; (8) scales around midbody 45–47; (9) fourth toe lamellae 18–22; (10) mid-dorsum dark brown with scat- tered tan spots and vertebral series of thick, black spots; (11) ventrolateral surfaces of neck and head black with gray and tan blotches and white spots on labials; (12) a prominent inverted acutely triangular black marking pres- ent above forelimb insertion; and (13) ventrum pale yellow. |
Comment | SVL: ca. 80 mm |
Etymology | The specific epithet is derived from the Greek hadros, meaning well-developed, bulky, strong, in reference to the new species’ large body size and the fact that it exceeds all other members of Group I Sphenomorphus in both mensural and meristic characters. |
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