Parvoscincus tikbalangi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Parvoscincus
Species: Parvoscincus tikbalangi

Name

• Parvoscincus tikbalangi Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & Brown, 2014: 404

Holotype: PNM 9795 (formerly KU 327785), adult ♂.

Type locality: “Sitio Apaya, Barangay Dibuluan, Municipality of San Mariano, Isabela Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (N: 17.029°; E: 122.1928°; WGS-84; 600 m in elevation).”

References

Primary references

• Siler, C.D., Linkem, C.W., Cobb, K., Watters, J.L., Cummings, S.T., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the semi-aquatic skink Parvoscincus leucospilos (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), with description of three new species. Zootaxa 3847(3): 388–412. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.3.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Parvoscincus tikbalangi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Sierra Madres Aquatic Skink