Brachyseps

Brachyseps is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

Brachyseps
Brachyseps anosyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Brachyseps
Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou, & Vences, 2016
Species

8 sp., see text

Species

The following 8 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

  • Brachyseps anosyensis Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
  • Brachyseps frontoparietalis (Boulenger, 1889) – Boulenger's tree skink
  • Brachyseps gastrostictus (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) – O'Shaughnessy's Madagascar skink
  • Brachyseps macrocercus (Günther, 1882) – Black-striped skink
  • Brachyseps mandady Andreone & Greer, 2002
  • Brachyseps punctatus Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
  • Brachyseps spilostichus Andreone & Greer, 2002
  • Brachyseps splendidus (Grandidier, 1872) – Splendid skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brachyseps.

References

  1. Brachyseps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
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