Pinoyscincus abdictus is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. There are two recognized subspecies.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. abdictus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of P. abdictus is unknown.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Pinoyscincus abdictus abdictus
- Pinoyscincus abdictus aquilonius
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pinoyscincus.
References
Further reading
- , Alcala AC (1980). Philippine Lizards of the Family Scincidae. Dumaguete, Philippines: Silliman University Natural Science Monograph Series. x + 246 pp. (Sphenomorphus abdictus, new species; S. abdictus aquilonius, new subspecies).
- Linkem CW, , (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163 (4): 1217âÂÂ1243. (Pinoyscincus abdictus, new combination).