Brachyseps anosyensis

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 anosyensis

Name

Brachyseps anosyensis (Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993)

Holotype: UMMZ 195746 (RAN 36337), adult ♂.

Type locality: “Ampamakiesiny Pass, 24°32’ S, 46°51’ E, 820 m elevation, 14 km northwest of Ranomafana-Sud, Tôlanaro (Fort Dauphin) Fivodronana, Toliara (Tulear) Province, Madagascar”.

Combinations

Amphiglossus anosyensis Roxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993: 333 [original combination]
Brachyseps anosyensis — Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou & Vences, 2017: 471 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Raxworthy, C.J. & Nussbaum, R.A. 1993. Four new species of Amphiglossus from Madagascar (Squamata: Scincidae). Herpetologica 49(3): 326–341. JSTOR 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.

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 anosyensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 June 2018.
Raxworthy, C.J. & Ramanamanjato, J.-B. 2011. IUCN: Amphiglossus anosyensis (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172881A6934928. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172881A6934928.en