Madascincus minutus

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: Madascincus
Species: Madascincus minutus

Name

• Madascincus minutus (Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993)

Holotype: UMMZ 192705 (RAN 31940), adult ♂.

Type locality: “in the southwestern corner of the Manongarivo Special Reserve, 14]04’ S, 48º18’ E, 380 m altitude, Ambanja Fivondronana, Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) Province, Madagascar”.

Combinations

• Amphiglossus minutus Roxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993: 330 [original combination]
• Madascincus minutus — Whiting, Sites & Bauer, 2004 [subsequent combination, by implication]
• Madascincus minutus — Glaw & Vences, 2007: 334 [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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Madascincus minutus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 June 2018.
• Raxworthy, C.J. 2011. IUCN: Madascincus minutus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172739A6908945. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172739A6908945.en