• Source: Brachymeles

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).




Species


The following species are accepted at The Reptile Database:

Brachymeles apus Hikida, 1982 – Hikida's short-legged skink
Brachymeles bicolandia Siler et al., 2011 – Bicol slender skink
Brachymeles bicolor (Gray, 1845) – two-colored short-legged skink
Brachymeles boholensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 – Bohol short-legged skink
Brachymeles bonitae A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – stub-limbed burrowing skink, pretty short-legged skink
Brachymeles boulengeri Taylor, 1922 – Boulenger's short-legged skink
Brachymeles brevidactylus Siler et al., 2011 – Southern Bicol slender skink
Brachymeles burksi Taylor, 1917 – Burks's burrowing skink
Brachymeles cebuensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 – listed as an EDGE species by the Zoological Society of London – Rabor's short-legged skink
Brachymeles cobos Siler et al., 2011 – Catanduañes slender skink
Brachymeles dalawangdaliri Davis et al., 2016 – Tablas slender skink
Brachymeles elerae Taylor, 1917 – common short-legged skink
Brachymeles gracilis (Fischer, 1885) – graceful short-legged skink
Brachymeles hilong W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 – graceful short-legged skink
Brachymeles ilocandia Siler et al., 2016 – Ilokano slender skink
Brachymeles isangdaliri Davis et al., 2014 – Aurora slender skink
Brachymeles kadwa Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010 – Jessi's slender skink
Brachymeles libayani Siler et al., 2011 – Lapinig Islands slender skink
Brachymeles ligtas Geheber et al., 2016 – Lubang slender skink
Brachymeles lukbani Siler et al., 2010
Brachymeles makusog Siler et al., 2010
Brachymeles mapalanggaon Davis et al., 2014 – Masbate slender skink
Brachymeles mindorensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 – Mindoro short-legged skink
Brachymeles minimus W.C. Brown & E.L. Alcala, 1995
Brachymeles miriamae (Heyer, 1972) – Miriam's skink
Brachymeles muntingkamay Siler et al., 2009 – Caraballo Mountains loam-swimming skink
Brachymeles orientalis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 – southern burrowing skink
Brachymeles paeforum Siler et al., 2011 – PAEF slender skink
Brachymeles pathfinderi Taylor, 1925 – pathfinder short-legged skink
Brachymeles samad Siler et al., 2012 – Eastern Visayas slender skink
Brachymeles samarensis W.C. Brown, 1956 – Brown's short-legged skink
Brachymeles schadenbergi (Fischer, 1885) – Schadenberg's burrowing skink
Brachymeles suluensis Taylor, 1918 – graceful short-legged skink
Brachymeles talinis W.C. Brown, 1956 – Duméril's short-legged skink
Brachymeles taylori W.C. Brown, 1956 – Taylor's short-legged skink
Brachymeles tiboliorum Siler et al., 2012 – Western Mindanao slender skink
Brachymeles tridactylus W.C. Brown, 1956 – three-fingered short-legged skink
Brachymeles tungaoi Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010 – Tungao's slender skink
Brachymeles vermis Taylor, 1918 – Taylor's short-legged skink
Brachymeles vindumi Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010 – Jens's slender skink
Brachymeles vulcani Siler et al., 2012 – Camiguin Sur slender skink
Brachymeles wrighti Taylor, 1925 – Wright's short-legged skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brachymeles.




References






Further reading


Austin JJ, Arnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract).
Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus Brachymeles, p. 386).
Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Brachymeles, new genus, p. 776). (in French).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Brachymeles samarensis
• Brachymeles minimus
• Brachymeles bonitae
• Brachymeles burksi
• Brachymeles mindorensis
• Brachymeles hilong
• Brachymeles ligtas
• Brachymeles ilocandia
• Brachymeles vindumi
• Brachymeles apus
• Brachymeles
• Miriam's skink
• Brachymeles mindorensis
• Brachymeles burksi
• Brachymeles bicolor
• Brachymeles pathfinderi
• Brachymeles ligtas
• Brachymeles boulengeri
• Brachymeles minimus
• Brachymeles lukbani