Pinoyscincus llanosi

The Leyte sphenomorphus (Pinoyscincus llanosi) is a species of skink found in the Philippines.[2]

Pinoyscincus llanosi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Pinoyscincus
Species:
P. llanosi
Binomial name
Pinoyscincus llanosi
(Taylor, 1919)

Etymology

The specific name, llanosi, is in honor of Dominican priest Father Florencio Llanos, who was Director of the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines.[3]

References

  1. Gonzalez, J.C. & Diesmos, A. 2009. Sphenomorphus llanosi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169751A6669230. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169751A6669230.en. Downloaded on 05 July 2020.
  2. Pinoyscincus llanosi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
    ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus coxi, p. 61; S. jagori, p. 132; S. llanosi, p. 160).
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