Brachymeles bicolor

Brachymeles bicolor
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
(unranked):	Sauria
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Brachymeles
Species:	B. bicolor
Binomial name
	Brachymeles bicolor; (Gray, 1845)
Synonyms
	Senira bicolor Gray, 1845

Brachymeles bicolor, common name two-colored short-legged skink^[2] or elongate short-legged burrowing skink, is a species of skink endemic to Luzon, the Philippines. It widely distributed through the island, at elevations of 250 to 850 m above sea level. However, its population is declining due to deforestation, and hence the species is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Brown, R. & Duya, M.R. (2009). Brachymeles bicolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009 doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169776A6672495.en
^ Brachymeles bicolor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 June 2016.
^ Brachymeles bicolor Two-colored Short-legged Skink. Encyclopedia of Life

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[iucn-1] Brown, R. & Duya, M.R. (2009). Brachymeles bicolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009 doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169776A6672495.en

[RDB-2] Brachymeles bicolor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 June 2016.

[eol-3] Brachymeles bicolor Two-colored Short-legged Skink. Encyclopedia of Life

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