Amphiglossus
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Amphiglossus is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae).[1]
It 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 genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily.[2]
Species
The following species have been recognized. Some species have been assigned to a more recently created genus, Madascincus Brygoo, 1982, and some species have been synonymized with other species in the genus Amphiglossus.[3]
- Amphiglossus alluaudi (Brygoo, 1981)
- Amphiglossus andranovahensis (Angel, 1933)
- Amphiglossus ankodabensis (Angel, 1930) = Madascincus ankodabensis
- Amphiglossus anosyensis Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
- Amphiglossus ardouini (Mocquard, 1897)
- Amphiglossus astrolabi A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
- Amphiglossus crenni (Mocquard, 1906)
- Amphiglossus decaryi (Angel, 1930)
- Amphiglossus elongatus (Angel, 1933)
- Amphiglossus frontoparietalis (Boulenger, 1889)
- Amphiglossus gastrostictus (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
- Amphiglossus igneocaudatus (Grandidier, 1867) = Madascincus igneocaudatus
- Amphiglossus intermedius (Boettger, 1913) = Madascincus polleni
- Amphiglossus johannae (Günther, 1880)
- Amphiglossus macrocercus (Günther, 1882)
- Amphiglossus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888) = Madascincus macrolepis
- Amphiglossus mandady Andreone & Greer, 2002
- Amphiglossus mandokava Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
- Amphiglossus melanopleura (Günther, 1877) = Madascincus melanopleura
- Amphiglossus melanurus (Günther, 1877)
- Amphiglossus meva Miralles et al., 2011[4]
- Amphiglossus minutus Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 = Madascincus minutus
- Amphiglossus mouroundavae (Grandidier, 1872) = Madascincus mouroundavae
- Amphiglossus nanus Andreone & Greer, 2002 = Madascincus nanus
- Amphiglossus ornaticeps (Boulenger, 1896)
- Amphiglossus poecilopus (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928) = Amphiglossus melanurus
- Amphiglossus polleni (Grandidier, 1869) = Madascincus polleni
- Amphiglossus praeornatus (Angel, 1938) = Amphiglossus frontoparietalis
- Amphiglossus punctatus Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
- Amphiglossus reticulatus (Kaudern, 1922)
- Amphiglossus spilostichus Andreone & Greer, 2002
- Amphiglossus splendidus (Grandidier, 1872)
- Amphiglossus stumpffi (Boettger, 1882) = Madascincus stumpffi
- Amphiglossus stylus Andreone & Greer, 2002
- Amphiglossus tanysoma Andreone & Greer, 2002
- Amphiglossus tsaratananensis (Brygoo, 1981)
- Amphiglossus valhallae (Boulenger, 1909)
- Amphiglossus waterloti (Angel, 1930) = Amphiglossus reticulatus
Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphiglossus.
References
- ^ a b Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Scincidae.
- ^ Austin JJ, Arnold EN. (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)
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Miralles A et al. (2011). A new large and colorful skink of the genus Amphiglossus from Madagascar revealed by morphology and multilocus molecular study. Zootaxa 918: 47-67.
Further reading
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1839. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphiglossus, new genus, pp. 606–607). (in French).
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