Flexiseps melanurus

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: Flexiseps
Species:Flexiseps melanurus

Name

• Flexiseps melanurus (Günther, 1877)

Syntypes (4): BMNH 1946.8.20.94-96, 1946.8.21.35.

Type locality: “Anzahamaru; Mahanoro”, Madagascar.

Combinations

• Gongylus melanurus — Günther, 1877: 314 [original combination]
• Sepsina melanura — Boulenger, 1887: 419 [subsequent combination]
• Scelotes melanurus — Angel, 1942 [subsequent combination]
• Amphiglossus melanurus — Brygoo, 1984: 147 [subsequent combination]
• Flexiseps melanurus — Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou & Vences, 2017: 471 [subsequent combination, by implication]

Synonyms

• Scelotes poecilopus Barbour & Loveridge, 1928: 64 [synonymized by Glaw & Vences (2007: 342)]

Holotype: MCZ 21.255.

Type locality: “Tamatave, eastern Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1877. Descriptions of some new Species of Reptiles from Madagascar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 4, 19: 313–317. BHL
• Barbour, T. & Loveridge, A. 1928. New skinks of the genus Scelotes from Mozambique and Madagascar. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 10: 63–65.
• Erens, J., Miralles, A., Glaw, F., Chatrou, L. & Vences, M. 2017. Extended molecular phylogenetics and revised systematics of Malagasy scincine lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 466–472. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.008 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Flexiseps melanurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 July 2018.
• Raxworthy, C.J. & Vences, M. 2011. IUCN: Amphiglossus melanurus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T178318A7521657. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T178318A7521657.en

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Skink