Brachyseps
''Brachyseps'' is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus. Species The following 7 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Brachyseps anosyensis'' Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 *'' Brachyseps frontoparietalis'' (Boulenger, 1889) – Boulenger's tree skink *'' Brachyseps gastrostictus'' (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) – O'Shaughnessy's Madagascar skink *'' Brachyseps mandady'' Andreone & Greer, 2002 *'' Brachyseps punctatus'' Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 *'' Brachyseps spilostichus'' Andreone & Greer, 2002 *'' Brachyseps splendidus'' (Grandidier, 1872) – splendid skink ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, altho ... in pare ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brachyseps Anosyensis
''Brachyseps anosyensis'' is a species of skink endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1993 Brachyseps Taxa named by Christopher John Raxworthy Taxa named by Ronald Archie Nussbaum {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brachyseps Frontoparietalis
''Brachyseps frontoparietalis'', Boulenger's tree skink, is a species of skink endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2844235 Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1889 Brachyseps Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brachyseps Gastrostictus
''Brachyseps gastrostictus'', O'Shaughnessy's Madagascar skink, is a species of skink endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2844239 Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1879 Brachyseps Taxa named by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brachyseps Mandady
''Brachyseps mandady'' is a species of skink endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2844242 Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 2002 Brachyseps Taxa named by Franco Andreone Taxa named by Allen Eddy Greer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brachyseps Punctatus
''Brachyseps punctatus'' is a species of skink endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2844250 Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1993 Brachyseps Taxa named by Christopher John Raxworthy Taxa named by Ronald Archie Nussbaum ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brachyseps Spilostichus
''Brachyseps spilostichus'' is a species of skink endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2844251 Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 2002 Brachyseps Taxa named by Franco Andreone Taxa named by Allen Eddy Greer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brachyseps Splendidus
''Brachyseps splendidus'', the splendid skink, is a species of skink endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q290388 Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 1872 Brachyseps Taxa named by Alfred Grandidier ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Skink
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family (biology), family Scincidae, a family in the Taxonomic rank, infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Etymology The word ''skink'', which entered the English language around 1580–1590, comes from classical Greek and Latin , names that referred to various specific lizards. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., ''Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the Tribolonotus gracilis, red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is ve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amphiglossus
''Amphiglossus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Amphiglossus'' is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic, however. Probably quite close to ''Paracontias'' and possibly ''Androngo trivittatus'', it belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the type (biology), type genus ''Scincus''. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. Some species which were formerly included in the genus ''Amphiglossus'' have been assigned to a more recently created genus, ''Madascincus'' , some to the Genus, genera ''Flexiseps'' and ''Brachyseps'', and some species have been synonymized with other species in the genus ''Amphiglossus''.. www.reptile-database.org. *''Amphiglossus astrolabi'' André Marie Constant Duméril, A.M.C. Duméril & Gabriel Bibron, Bibron, 1839 – diving skink *''Amphi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour, or ecological niche. In addition, palaeontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. About 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomen". The first part of a binomen is the name of a genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name (zoology), specific name or the specific ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour, or ecological niche. In addition, palaeontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. About 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomen". The first part of a binomen is the name of a genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name (zoology), specific name or the specific ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |