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Aurora Mountain Skink
Parvoscincus tagapayo
The Aurora mountain skink (Parvoscincus tagapayo) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
From the article Parvoscincus tagapayo on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. tagapayo is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,000 m (1,300–3,300 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
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.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Parvoscincus tagapayo in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 146339.