Brachymeles miriamae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia 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 miriamae

Name

Brachymeles miriamae (Heyer, 1972)

Holotype: FMNH 182550, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Khao Saton, 300 m. above the Kasetsart University Forestry station, 60 km. S of Nakhon Ratchasima on Highway 304, Amphoe Pak Thong Chai, Changwat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.”

Combinations

Davewakeum miriamae Heyer, 1972: 124 [original combination]
Brachymeles miriamae — Siler, Diesmos, Alcala & Brown, 2011: 61 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

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 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.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Brachymeles miriamae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 April 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Miriam's Skink