Parvoscincus lawtoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Parvoscincus |
| Species: | P. lawtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Parvoscincus lawtoni (W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
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Parvoscincus lawtoni is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to the Philippines.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lawtoni, is in honor of Filipino biologist E. Lawton Alcala, who was the brother of junior binomial authority Angel Alcala.[3]
Description
[edit]P. lawtoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.7 cm (1.9 in). The frontoparietals are fused. The tympanum is exposed. There are 13–15 lamellae under the fourth toe.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]P. lawtoni is found on the island of Luzon, the Philippines.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of P. lawtoni is unknown. The holotype was collected in an agricultural area, at an elevation of 950 m (3,120 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]P. lawtoni is a member of the S. steerei species group.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Brown, R.; Afuang, L.; Rico, E.; Diesmos, M. (2009). "Parvoscincus lawtoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169855A6682693. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169855A6682693.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Parvoscincus lawtoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus lawtoni, p. 153).
Further reading
[edit]- Brown WC, Alcala AC (1980). "Philippine lizards of the family Scincidae". Sillman University Natural Science Monograph Series 2: i–xi, 1–246. (Sphenomorphus lawtoni, new species, p. 161).
- 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: 1217–1243. (Parvoscincus lawtoni, new combination).