Flexiseps meva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Flexiseps
Species: Flexiseps meva

Name

Flexiseps meva (Miralles, Raselimanana, Rakotomalala, Vences & Vieites, 2011)

• Holotype: MNCN 44648 (field no. ZCMV 11324), collected by D.R. Vieites, M. Vences, F. Ratsoavina and R.-D. Randrianiaina on 28 June 2009.
• Type locality: “the western portion of the Makira plateau, close to a campsite locally named Angozongahy, at 15°26'13.3"S 49°07'07.0"E, 1009 m above sea level, district of Mandritsara, region of Sofia, province of Mahajanga, northeastern Madagascar”.
• Paratypes (n=10): MNCN 44650 (field no. DRV 5947), MNCN 44649 (field no. DRV 5885), ZSM 0487/2009 (field no. ZCMV 11323), UADBA 29402 (field no. APR 05957), UADBA 29403 (field no. APR 05958), UADBA 29404 (field no. APR 05959), UADBA 29405 (field no. APR 06021) UADBA 29406 (field no. APR 06039), UADBA 29407 and UADBA 29408 (field no. APR 06040 and APR 06041).

Combinations

• Amphiglossus meva Miralles, Raselimanana, Rakotomalala, Vences & Vieites, 2011: 653 [original combination]
• Flexiseps meva — Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou & Vences, 2017: 471 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Miralles, A., Raselimanana, A.P., Rakotomalala, D., Vences, M. & Vieites, D.R. 2011. A new large and colorful skink of the genus Amphiglossus from Madagascar revealed by morphology and multilocus molecular study. Zootaxa 2918(1): 47–67. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2918.1.5 Reference page. 
• 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. 

Links

• Bowles, P. 2012. IUCN: Flexiseps meva  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199770A2611097. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T199770A2611097.en. Accessed on 12 December 2025.