Parvoscincus tagapayo

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| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref =Brown R, Diesmos A, Diesmos M, Duya A, Rico EL (2009). "Sphenomorphus tagapayo". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169774A6672266. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169774A6672266.en. Downloaded on 04 July 2020.

| genus = Parvoscincus

| species = tagapayo

| authority = (R.M. Brown, McGuire, Ferner & Alcala, 1999)

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| synonyms = *Sphenomorphus tagapayo
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Parvoscincus tagapayo
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Parvoscincus tagapayo, the Aurora mountain skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.{{NRDB species|genus=Parvoscincus|species=tagapayo|accessdate=22 March 2020}}

Etymology

The specific name, tagapayo, is a Tagalog word meaning "wise entrusted friend, advisor, or mentor", referring to American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown, in whose honor this species is named.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 tagapayo, p. 41).

Geographic range

P. tagapayo is found on the island of Luzon, Philippines.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. tagapayo is forest, at altitudes of {{convert|400|–|1,000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. tagapayo is unknown.

Parvoscincus tagapayo

Etymology

Geographic range

Habitat

Reproduction

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