''Insulasaurus arborens'', also known as the Negros sphenomorphus, is a species of

lizard 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 alt ...

of the family of Scincidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Distribution

It is found on the islands of

Negros Negros is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of . Negros is one of the many islands of the Visayas, in the central part of the country. The predominant inhabitants of the island region a ...

Panay Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City o ...

, Pan de Azúcar and Masbate at elevations below .

Original publication

* Taylor, 1917 : ''Snakes and lizards known from Negros, with descriptions of new species and subspecies''. Philippine Journal of Science, ,
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References

Insulasaurus Lizards of Asia Reptiles of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Reptiles described in 1917 Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor {{skink-stub