Brachymeles boulengeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Brachymeles
Species:
B. boulengeri
Binomial name
Brachymeles boulengeri
Taylor, 1922
Synonyms[2]
  • Brachymeles boulengeri
    Taylor, 1922
  • Brachymeles gracilis boulengeri
    — W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967
  • Brachymeles boulengeri
    — W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980

Boulenger's short-legged skink (Brachymeles boulengeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]

Geographic range

In the Philippines, B. boulengeri is found in Bohol, Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Polillo, and Visayas.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. boulengeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]

Description

The holotype of B. boulengeri has a snout-to-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in), and a tail length of 9 cm (3.5 in). Dorsally, it is brown; ventrally, it is yellow-brown. All four legs are small, each with five toes.[4]

Behavior

B. boulengeri is terrestrial and fossorial, living in leaf litter and under rotten logs.[1]

Reproduction

B. boulengeri is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gonzalez JC, Diesmos A (2009). "Brachymeles boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009 https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169752A6669355.en.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Brachymeles boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Brachymeles boulengeri, p. 35).
  4. ↑ Taylor EH (1922).

Further reading

  • Brown WC, Rabor DS (1967). "Review of the Genus Brachymeles (Sauria), with Descriptions of New Species and Subspecies". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 34: 525–548. (Brachymeles gracilis boulengeri, new combination, pp. 537–540).
  • Taylor EH (1922). The Lizards of the Philippine Islands. Manila: Government of the Philippine Islands, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science. Publication No. 17. 269 pp. + Plates 1–22. (Brachymeles boulengeri, new species, pp. 246–247, Figure 46 + Plate 22, figure 2).).



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.