Brachymeles

Brachymeles
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia (paraphyletic)
(unranked):	Sauria
Order:	Squamata (paraphyletic)
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	see text
Genus:	Brachymeles
Species
16, see text.

Brachymeles is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae).

It is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae which seems to be paraphyletic however. Apparently part of a clade which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily.(Austin & Arnold 2006)

Species

• Brachymeles apus
• Brachymeles bicolor
• Brachymeles bonitae
• Brachymeles boulengeri
• Brachymeles cebuensis
• Brachymeles elerae
• Brachymeles gracilis
• Brachymeles hilong
• Brachymeles minimus
• Brachymeles pathfinderi
• Brachymeles samarensis
• Brachymeles schadenbergi
• Brachymeles talinis
• Brachymeles tridactylus
• Brachymeles vermis
• Brachymeles wrighti

References

• Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)