Brachymeles kadwa

Taxonavigation edit

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 kadwa

Name edit

Brachymeles kadwa Siler & Brown, 2010: 38

Holotype: PNM 9721 (formerly KU 323091), adult ♂.

Type locality: “on the campus of Aurora State College of Technology, Barangay Zabali, Municipality of Baler, Aurora Province, Luzon Island, Philippines (15º44'31" N, 121º34'34" E; WGS-84).”

References edit

Primary references edit

Siler, C.D. & Brown, R.M. 2010. Phylogeny-based Species Delimitation in Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Brachymeles): Taxonomic Revision of Pentadactyl Species Groups and Description of Three New Species. Herpetological Monographs 24(1): 1–54. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00003.1 JSTOR Reference page.

Links edit

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Brachymeles kadwa. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 April 2018.

Vernacular names edit

English: Jessi’s Slender Skink