In recent study of Philippine forest skinks, Linkem et al. (2011) used molecular data to test the monophyly of previously hypothesized species groups within the genus Sphenomorphus. Results of the study indicated widespread taxonomic instability, and as a result, broad taxonomic changes were made to the genus, resurrecting available names as well as describing new genera. Sphenomorphus kitangladensis is now recognized to be a member of the genus Parvoscincus.
Parvoscincus kitangladensis can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters (1) medium body size (SVL 50.0–57.0 mm); (2) paravertebral scales 73–76; (3) midbody scales 34–38; (4) number of supraoculars contacting frontal 2; (5) Toe IV lamellae 15–17; (6) prefrontal scales in contact; (7) frontoparietal scales fused; (8) venter ivory.
Parvoscincus kitangladensis is known only from central Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines.
Mindanao Pleistocene Aggregate Island Complex (PAIC; Brown and Diesmos, 2002).
SVL 50.0–57.0 mm
Parvoscincus kitangladensis is a species of skink found in the Philippines.[2]
Parvoscincus kitangladensis is a species of skink found in the Philippines.
