Madascincus

Madascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

Madascincus
Madascincus igneocaudatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Madascincus
Brygoo, 1981
Species

12 species, see text.

Species

The following 12 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1][2]

  • Madascincus ankodabensis (Angel, 1930) – Ankodabe skink
  • Madascincus arenicola Miralles, J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2011
  • Madascincus igneocaudatus (Grandidier, 1867) – redtail skink
  • Madascincus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888) – rusty skink
  • Madascincus melanopleura (Günther, 1877) – common Madagascar skink
  • Madascincus miafina Miralles, J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2016
  • Madascincus minutus (Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993)
  • Madascincus mouroundavae (Grandidier, 1872) – Morondava skink
  • Madascincus nanus (Andreone & Greer, 2002)
  • Madascincus polleni (Grandidier, 1869) – Madagascar coastal skink
  • Madascincus pyrurus Miralles, J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2016
  • Madascincus stumpffi (Boettger, 1882) – Stumpff's skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Madascincus.

References
  1. Madascincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
  2. Miralles, Aurélien; Köhler, Jörn; Glaw, Frank; Vences, Miguel (2016). "Species delimitation methods put into taxonomic practice: two new Madascincus species formerly allocated to historical species names (Squamata, Scincidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 92 (2): 257–275. doi:10.3897/zse.92.9945.

Further reading
  • Brygoo E-R (1981). "Systématique des lézards scincides de la région malgache. IX. Nouvelles unités taxinomiques pour les Scelotes s.l." Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Section A Zoologie Biologie et Écologie Animales, Série 4, 3 (4): 1193–1204. (Madascincus, new genus). (in French).



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