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Brachymeles

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Brachymeles

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Brachymeles is a genus of skinks (lizards in the family Scincidae). The majority of the species within the genus are endemic to certain island ecosystems in the Philippines. In 2018, the Zoological Society of London through its EDGE of Existence Program listed the Cebu small worm skink (Brachymeles cebuensis) as the 80th most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered reptile species in the world, making it the most endangered member of the genus Brachymeles.

Species

Two-clawed Worm-skink

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyScincidae
Observations100
Observations recorded6,831

Brachymeles – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Scincinae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae).

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Specimen records
178
With media
23
Family
Scincidae
Collections
USNM, CAS, KU
Recorded in
Philippines, Philippine Ids.
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Scincinae
Image
Brachymeles muntingkamay (KU 330093) from 900 m on Mt. Cagua - ZooKeys-266-001-g056.jpg
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Brachymeles
taxon name
Brachymeles
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Brachymeles
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading

Brachymeles is a genus of skinks (lizards in the family Scincidae). The majority of the species within the genus are endemic to certain island ecosystems in the Philippines. In 2018, the Zoological Society of London through its EDGE of Existence Program listed the Cebu small worm skink (Brachymeles cebuensis) as the 80th most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered reptile species in the world, making it the most endangered member of the genus Brachymeles.

==Taxonomy== Brachymeles is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic however. Apparently part of a clade which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily (Austin & Arnold 2006).

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