Brachyseps gastrostictus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Brachyseps
Species:

Name

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.24.

Type locality: “Madagascar”.

Combinations

  • Gongylus gastrostictus O’Shaughnessy, 1879: 301 [original combination]
  • Sepsina gastrostictaBoulenger, 1887: 418 [subsequent combination]
  • Scelotes gastrostictusAngel, 1942 [subsequent combination]
  • Amphiglossus gastrostictusBrygoo, 1984: 147 [subsequent combination]
  • Brachyseps gastrostictusErens et al., 2017: supl. 3 [subsequent combination, by implication]

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: O'Shaughnessy's Madagascar Skink