''Parvoscincus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. S ...

lizards Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia a ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Scincidae. The genus is

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to the

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Description

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in the genus ''Parvoscincus'' are small to moderately sized skinks; the maximum snout-vent length (SVL) ranges from in ''

Parvoscincus tagapayo The Aurora mountain skink (''Parvoscincus tagapayo'') is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. Etymology The specific name, ''tagapayo'', is a Tagalog word meaning "wise entrusted friend, advi ...

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Parvoscincus hadros The Aurora mountain skink (''Parvoscincus hadros'') is a species of skink found in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik ...

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Species

The genus ''Parvoscincus'' contains 24 species which are recognized as being valid, many of them described in the 21st century. ''

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'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Parvoscincus''.

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