Brachymeles tungaoi

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 Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Brachymeles tungaoi Siler & Brown, 2010: 43

Holotype: PNM 9722 (formerly KU 323933), adult ♂, collected by C.D. Siler and J. Fernandez on 4 September 2009.
Type locality: “Municipality of Masbate City, Masbate Province, Masbate Island, Philippines (12°21'01" N, 123°37'42" E; WGS-84)”.

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. & Brown, R. 2022. IUCN: Brachymeles tungaoi (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T199791A2612333. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199791A2612333.en. Accessed on 17 December 2025.