Parvoscincus lawtoni is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to the Philippines.
Etymology The specific name, lawtoni, is in honor of Filipino biologist E. Lawton Alcala, who was the brother of junior binomial authority Angel Alcala.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphenomorphus lawtoni, p. 153).
Description P. lawtoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The frontoparietals are fused. The tympanum is exposed. There are 13–15 lamellae under the fourth toe.
Geographic range P. lawtoni is found on the island of Luzon, the Philippines.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of P. lawtoni is unknown. The holotype was collected in an agricultural area, at an elevation of .
Reproduction P. lawtoni is oviparous.
Taxonomy P. lawtoni is a member of the S. steerei species group.
References
Further reading Brown WC, Alcala AC (1980). "Philippine lizards of the family Scincidae". Sillman University Natural Science Monograph Series 2: i–xi, 1–246. (Sphenomorphus lawtoni, new species, p. 161). Linkem CW, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 1217–1243. (Parvoscincus lawtoni, new combination).