Brachymeles makusog

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 makusog

Name

• Brachymeles makusog Siler, Diesmos & Brown, 2010: 50

Holotype: PNM 9565 (formerly KU 308135), adult ♂.

Type locality: “at 2-1 m elevation (13º47'19.3492"N, 124º21'17.712" E; WGS-84) Sitio Tungaw, Barangay San Pedro, Municipality of Gigmoto, Catanduanes Province, Catanduanes Island, Philippines.”

References

Primary references

• Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. New Loam-Swimming Skink, Genus Brachymeles (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Luzon and Catanduanes Islands, Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 44(1): 49–60. DOI: 10.1670/08-318.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Brachymeles makusog. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 April 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Bicol Loam Swimming Skink