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Flexiseps is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyScincidae

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Scincinae
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taxon name
Flexiseps
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Flexiseps is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

==Species== The following 15 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: Flexiseps alluaudi (Brygoo, 1981) Flexiseps andranovahensis (Angel, 1933) – Andranovaho skink Flexiseps ardouini (Mocquard, 1897) – yellow skink Flexiseps crenni (Mocquard, 1906) Flexiseps decaryi (Angel, 1930) – rock skink Flexiseps elongatus (Angel, 1933) Flexiseps johannae (Günther, 1880) – Johanna's skink Flexiseps mandokava Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 Flexiseps melanurus (Günther, 1877) – spotted skink Flexiseps meva Miralles, Raselimanana, Rakotomalala, Vences, & Vieites, 2011 Flexiseps ornaticeps (Boulenger, 1896) – grey skink Flexiseps stylus Andreone & Greer, 2002 Flexiseps tanysoma Andreone & Greer, 2002 Flexiseps tsaratananensis (Brygoo, 1981) – Tsaratanana skink Flexiseps valhallae (Boulenger, 1909)

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