Brachymeles bonitae

Brachymeles bonitae

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: Brachymeles
Species: Brachymeles bonitae

Name

• Brachymeles bonitae Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 777

Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.3049.

Type locality: “Manille [=Manila], îles Philippines”.

Synonyms

• Brachymeles burksi Taylor, 1917: 275 [synonymized by Brown (1956: 5)]

Holotype: CM 1975 (formerly EHT 700), ♂.

Type locality: “Sumagui (Liddell Plantation), east coast of Mindoro”, Philippines.

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1917. Brachymeles, a genus of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science 12(5): 267–279. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Brachymeles bonitae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 April 2018.
• Brown, R. & Rico, E. 2009. IUCN: Brachymeles bonitae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169762A6670628. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169762A6670628.en

Vernacular names

English: Pretty Short-legged Skink

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