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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Scincidae
Bibliography of the genus Pinoyscincus
Biodiversity of the family Scincidae








Genus
Pinoyscincus

Philippine Forest Skinks, Filipino Skinks

Philippinische Waldskinke

Filippinske Skovskinker

2011 Pinoyscincus Linkem, Diesmos & Brown (type species: Lygosoma jagori Peters 1864)
Contents: 5 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: The species of this genus were previously included in Sphenomorphus.
Distribution: Philippines (Babuyan Islands [incl. Babuyan Claro, Calayan, Camiguin Norte, Dalupiri, Fuga], Bohol, Caluya, Camiguin Sur, Catanduanes, Cebu, Dinagat, Gigante Islands [Gigante Sur], Leyte, Lubang, Luzon, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Pan de Azucar, Panaon, Panay, Polillo, Samar, Siargao, Sicogon, Sulu Islands [incl. Basilan, Bubuan, Gounan Islands (Little Gounan), Jolo]).

Pinoyscincus abdictus

Camiguin Forest Skink

Camiguin-Waldskink

Camiguin-skovskink

1980 Sphenomorphus abdictus abdictus Brown & Alcala
Pinoyscincus abdictus Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011
1980 Sphenomorphus abdictus aquilonius Brown & Alcala
Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011

Remarks: Records from Batan Islands are presumably misidentifications (Oliveiros, Ota, Crombie & Brown 2011).
Distribution: Philippines (Babuyan Islands [incl. Babuyan Claro, Calayan, Camiguin Norte, Dalupiri, Fuga], Bohol, Camiguin Sur, Dinagat, Lubang, Luzon, Mindanao, Polillo).


Pinoyscincus coxi

Agusan Forest Skink, (Cox's Forest Skink)

Agusan-Waldskink

Agusan-skovskink

1915 Sphenomorphus coxi Taylor
Lygosoma coxi Brown & Alcala 1970
Pinoyscincus coxi Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011
1922 Sphenomorphus jagorii divergens Taylor (Brown & Alcala 1980)
Sphenomorphus coxi divergens Brown & Alcala 1980
Pinoyscincus coxi divergens Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011

Distribution: Philippines (Camiguin Sur, Leyte, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindanao, Mindoro, Panay, Polillo, Samar, Sulu Islands).


Pinoyscincus jagorii

Samar Forest Skink, (Jagor's Forest Skink)

Samar-Waldskink

Samar-skovskink

1864 Lygosoma jagori Peters
Sphenomorphus jagori Stejneger 1908
Pinoyscincus jagori Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011
1915 Sphenomorphus palustris Taylor (Brown & Alcala 1980)
1922 Sphenomorphus jagorii grandis Taylor
Pinoyscincus jagorii grandis Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011

Remarks: Records from Babuyan Islands and Batan Islands are presumably misidentifications (Oliveiros, Ota, Crombie & Brown 2011). Reports from Sulawesi are considered erroneous (Koch 2012).
Distribution: Philippines (Bohol, Caluya, Camiguin Sur, Catanduanes, Cebu, Dinagat, Gigante Islands [Gigante Sur], Leyte, Luzon, Masbate, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Pan de Azucar, Panaon, Panay, Samar, Siargao, Sicogon, Sulu Islands [incl. Basilan, Bubuan, Gounan Islands (Little Gounan), Jolo]).


Pinoyscincus llanosi

Leyte Forest Skink

Leyte-Waldskink

Leyte-skovskink

1919 Sphenomorphus llanosi Taylor
Otosaurus llanosi Smith 1937
Pinoyscincus llanosi Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011

Distribution: Philippines (Leyte, Samar).


Pinoyscincus mindanensis

Mindanao Forest Skink

Mindanao-Waldskink

Mindanao-skovskink

1915 Sphenomorphus mindanensis Taylor
Pinoyscincus mindanensis Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011

Distribution: Philippines (Bohol, Camiguin Sur, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar).