Brachymeles bicolandia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Brachymeles
Species: Brachymeles bicolandia

Name

Brachymeles bicolandia Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown, 2011: 98

• Holotype: PNM 9756 (formerly KU 324003), adult ♂, collected by C.D. Siler and J. Fernandez on 1 June 2009.
• Type locality: “Barangay Common, Municipality of Tabaco City, Albay Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (13°14' N, 123°38' E; WGS-84)”.

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Binaday, J., Lorenzo, A. & dela Cruz, C. 2022. IUCN: Brachymeles bicolandia  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T190739855A190739869. Accessed on 15 December 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Bicol Slender Skink