Brachyseps frontoparietalis

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: Brachyseps
Species:Brachyseps frontoparietalis

Name

• Brachyseps frontoparietalis (Boulenger, 1889)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.3.8.

Type locality: “Madagascar”.

Combinations

• Sepsina frontoparietalis Boulenger, 1889: 244 [original combination]
• Scelotes frontoparietalis — Angel, 1942 [subsequent combination]
• Amphiglossus frontoparietalis — Brygoo, 1981: 1199 [subsequent combination]
• Brachyseps frontoparietalis — Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou & Vences, 2017: 471 [subsequent combination, by implication]

Synonyms

• Scincus goudotii Cocteau, 1837 [nomen nudum]
• Scelotes praeornatus Angel, 1938: 574 [synonymized by Brygoo (1980: 1158)]

Syntypes (3): MNHN 1938.338-340.

Type locality: “Vondrozo, province de Farafangana, à l'altitute de 700 m”, Madagascar.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1889. Descriptions of new reptiles and batrachians from Madagascar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 6, 4: 244–248. BHL
• Angel, F. 1938. Lézards, Scincidé et Chamaeleontidé nouveaux de Madagascar, des collections R. Decary. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2ème série 10: 574–577.
• Erens, J., Miralles, A., Glaw, F., Chatrou, L. & Vences, M. 2017. Extended molecular phylogenetics and revised systematics of Malagasy scincine lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 466–472. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.008 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Andreone, F. & Greer, A.E. 2002. Malagasy scincid lizards: descriptions of nine new species, with notes on the morphology, reproduction and taxonomy of some previously described species (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Zoology 258(2): 139–181. DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001280 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Brachyseps frontoparietalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 June 2018.
• Vences, M. 2010. IUCN: Amphiglossus frontoparietalis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178468A7552964. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178468A7552964.en

Vernacular names

English: Boulenger's Tree Skink