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Brachyseps

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Brachyseps
Brachyseps anosyensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Brachyseps
Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou, & Vences, 2016
Species

7 sp., see text

Brachyseps is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

Species

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The following 7 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brachyseps.

References

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  1. ^ Brachyseps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.