Parvoscincus leucospilos

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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 leucospilos
Name

Parvoscincus leucospilos (Peters, 1872)

Lectotype: ZMB 7467. [designated by Siler et al. (2014: 393)]

Type locality: “Luzon”, Philippines.

Paralectotype: CAS 64232; same locality. [designated by Siler et al. (2014: 393)]
Combinations

Lygosoma (Hinulia) leucospilos Peters, 1872: 684 [original combination]
Tropidophorus leucospilos — Boulenegr, 1887: 260 [subsequent combination]
Sphenomorphus leucospilos — Brown & Alcala, 1980: 172 [subsequent combination]
Parvoscincus leucospilos — Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2011: 1236 [subsequent combination]

References
Primary references

Peters, W. 1872. Über eine neue von Hrn. Dr. A. B. Meyer auf Luzon entdeckte Art von Eidechsen (Lygosoma (Hinulia) leucospilos) und eine von demselben in Nordcelebes gefundene neue Schlangengattung (Allophis nigricaudus). Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1872: 684–687. BHL
Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 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): 1217–1243. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00747.x Reference page.
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. 2023. Parvoscincus leucospilos. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2018.
Brown, R., Diesmos, A., Diesmos, M., Duya, A. & Rico, E. 2009. IUCN: Sphenomorphus leucospilos (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169755A6669771. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169755A6669771.en

Vernacular names
English: White-spotted Sphenomorphus

Parvoscincus leucospilos, the white-spotted sphenomorphus, is a species of skink endemic to the Philippines. It is found between 300 and 1,200 m above sea levels in the forests of central and southern Sierra Madre Mountain Range (including Mount Banahaw) of Luzon Island.[1][2] This skink hides under rocks or in debris in the banks of streams and rivers. When threatened by predators, such as snakes, it may dive and stay under water for a long time.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parvoscincus leucospilos.

Brown, R., Diesmos, A., Diesmos, M., Duya, A. & Rico, E. (2009). Sphenomorphus leucospilos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169755A6669771.en
Sphenomorphus leucospilos White-spotted Sphenomorphus. Encyclopedia of Life
Third Quarter Topical Issue – Philippine Endemic Lizards. phlpost.gov.ph (July 20, 2011)