| Pinoyscincus mindanensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Pinoyscincus |
| Species: | P. mindanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinoyscincus mindanensis (Taylor, 1915) | |
| Synonyms | |
The Mindanao sphenomorphus (Pinoyscincus mindanensis) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
Geographic range
P. mindanensis is found in the southern Philippines, on the islands of Bohol, Leyte, and Mindanao.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. mindanensis is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).
Description
Adults of P. mindanensis have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of P. mindanensis is unknown.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pinoyscincus mindanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
Further reading
- 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 Society 163 (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 Anthropology 10 (2): 89–109 + Plate I. (Sphenomorphus mindanensis, new species, pp. 99–100 + Plate I, figures1–2).
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