Brachymeles mapalanggaon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

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

Name

• Brachymeles mapalanggaon Davis, Feller, Brown & Siler, 2014: 488

Holotype: PNM 9792 (formerly KU 323937), adult ♀.

Type locality: “Masbate City, Masbate Province, Masbate Island, Philippines (12º21'1.08" N, 123º37'41.628" E; WGS-84).”

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2019. Brachymeles mapalanggaon. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 March 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Masbate Slender Skink