Pinoyscincus abdictus

Pinoyscincus abdictus is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]

Pinoyscincus abdictus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Pinoyscincus
Species:	P. abdictus
Binomial name
Pinoyscincus abdictus (W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
Synonyms[2]
Sphenomorphus abdictus W. Brown & Alcala, 1980 Pinoyscincus abdictus — Linkem, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2011

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. abdictus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. abdictus is unknown.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

• Pinoyscincus abdictus abdictus (W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
• Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius (W. Brown & Alcala, 1980)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pinoyscincus.

References

1. Brown R, Diesmos A (2009). "Sphenomorphus abdictus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169837A6680470. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169837A6680470.en. Downloaded on 05 July 2020.
2. Pinoyscincus abdictus 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 abdictus, new species; S. abdictus aquilonius, new subspecies).
• 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 abdictus, new combination).