Brachymeles
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Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Brachymeles
Species (41):
B. apus –
B. bicolandia –
B. bicolor –
B. boholensis –
B. bonitae –
B. boulengeri –
B. brevidactylus –
B. cebuensis –
B. cobos –
B. dalawangdaliri –
B. elerae –
B. gracilis –
B. hilong –
B. ilocandia –
B. isangdaliri –
B. kadwa –
B. libayani –
B. ligtas –
B. lukbani –
B. makusog –
B. mapalanggaon –
B. mindorensis –
B. minimus –
B. miriamae –
B. muntingkamay –
B. orientalis –
B. paeforum –
B. pathfinderi –
B. samad –
B. samarensis –
B. schadenbergi –
B. suluensis –
B. talinis –
B. taylori –
B. tiboliorum –
B. tridactylus –
B. tungaoi –
B. vermis –
B. vindumi –
B. vulcani –
B. wrighti
Name
[edit]Type species: Brachymeles bonitae Duméril & Bibron, 1839, by monotypy.
Synonyms
[edit]Type species: Davewakeum miriamae Heyer, 1972, by original designation and monotypy.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Heyer, W.R. 1972. A new limbless skink (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Thailand with comments on the generic status of the limbless skinks of southeast Asia. Fieldiana: Zoology 58(10): 109–129. BHL
Additional references
[edit]- Siler, C.D., Rico, E.L., Duya, M.R. & Brown, R.M. 2009. A New Limb-Reduced, Loam-Swimming Skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Brachymeles) from Central Luzon Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 65(4): 449–459. DOI: 10.1655/08-076.1 Reference page.
- Siler, C.D. & Brown, R.M. 2010. Phylogeny-based Species Delimitation in Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Brachymeles): Taxonomic Revision of Pentadactyl Species Groups and Description of Three New Species. Herpetological Monographs 24(1): 1–54. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00003.1 JSTOR Reference page.
- Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. New Loam-Swimming Skink, Genus Brachymeles (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Luzon and Catanduanes Islands, Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 44(1): 49–60. DOI: 10.1670/08-318.1 Reference page.
- Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C., Alcala, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Phylogeny of Philippine slender skinks (Scincidae: Brachymeles) reveals underestimated species diversity, complex biogeographical relationships, and cryptic patterns of lineage diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59(1): 53–65. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.12.019
Reference page. - Siler, C.D., Jones, R.M., Welton, L.J. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Redescription of Tetradactyl Philippine Slender Skinks (Genus Brachymeles). Herpetologica 67(3): 300–317. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00071.1 Reference page.
- Siler, C.D., Crombie, R.I., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Redescriptions of Two Poorly Known Slender Skinks, Brachymeles bicolor and Brachymeles pathfinderi (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), from the Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 45(3): 355–369. DOI: 10.1670/10-103.1 Reference page.
- Siler, C.D., Fuiten, A.M., Jones, R.M., Alcala, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Phylogeny-Based Species Delimitation in Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) II: Taxonomic Revision of Brachymeles samarensis and Description of Five New Species. Herpetological Monographs 25(1): 76–112. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00013.1 Reference page.
- Siler, C.D., Jones, R.M., Diesmos, A.C., Diesmos, M.L.L. & Brown, R.M. 2012. Phylogeny-Based Species Delimitation In Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) III: Taxonomic Revision of the Brachymeles gracilis Complex, With Descriptions of Three New Species. Herpetological Monographs 26(1): 135–172. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-11-00006.1 Reference page.
- Siler, C.D., Balete, D.S., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. A New Legless Loam-swimming Lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Genus Brachymeles) from the Bicol Peninsula, Luzon Island, Philippines. Copeia 2010(1): 114–122. DOI: 10.1643/CH-08-231 Reference page.
- Davis, D.R., Feller, K.D., Brown, R.M. & Siler, C.D. 2014. Evaluating the diversity of Philippine slender skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae): redescription of B. tridactylus and descriptions of two new species. Journal of Herpetology 48(4): 480–494. DOI: 10.1670/13-173 Reference page.
- Davis, D.R., Watters, J.L., Penrod, M.L., Feller, K.D., Ashford, A., Kouri, J., Nguyen, D., Shauberger, K., Sheatsley, K., Winfrey, C., Wong, R., Sanguila, M.B., Brown, R.M. & Siler, C.D. 2016. Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) III: a new species from Tablas Island. Zootaxa 4132(1): 30–43. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.3. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
- Geheber, A.D., Davis, D.R., Watters, J.L., Penrod, M.L., Feller, K.D., Davey, C.S., Ellsworth, E.D., Flanagan, R.L., Heitz, B.B., Moore, T., Nguyen, M.D.C., Roberts, A., Sutton, J.M., Sanguila, M.B., Linkem, C.W., Brown, R.M. & Siler, C.D. 2016. Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) I: a new species from Lubang Island. Zootaxa 4132(1): 1–14. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.1. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
- Siler, C.D., Davis, D.R., Freitas, E.S., Huron, N.A., Geheber, A.D., Watters, J.L., Penrod, M.L., Papeş, M., Amrein, A., Anwar, A., Cooper, D., Hein, T., Manning, A., Patel, N., Pinaroc, L., Diesmos, A.C., Diesmos, M.L., Oliveros, C.H. & Brown, R.M. 2016. Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) II: a new species from the northern Philippines. Zootaxa 4132(1): 15–29. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.2. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Brachymeles . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 April 2018.
Vernacular names
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