Brachyseps

Brachyseps
Brachyseps anosyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Superfamily:	Scincoidea
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Scincinae
Genus:	Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou, & Vences, 2016
Species
7 sp., see text

Brachyseps is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

The following 7 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:^[1]

• 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 parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brachyseps.

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