Brachymeles muntingkamay

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 muntingkamay

Name

Brachymeles muntingkamay Siler, Rico, Duya & Brown, 2009: 450

Holotype: PNM 9566 (formerly KU 308923), adult ♀.

Type locality: “at 1424 m elevation on Mt. Palali (16º26'21.9" N, 121º13'24.1" E; WGS-84) Barangay Maddiangat, Municipality of Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya Province, Luzon Island, Philippines.”

References

Primary references

Siler, C.D., Rico, E.L., Duya, M.R. & Brown, R.M. 2009. A New Limb-Reduced, Loam-Swimming Skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Brachymeles) from Central Luzon Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 65(4): 449–459. DOI: 10.1655/08-076.1 Reference page.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Caraballo Mountains Loam-swimming Skink