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Brachyseps
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Brachyseps

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

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Boulenger's Tree Skink

speciesBrachyseps frontoparietalis

O'Shaughnessy's Madagascar Skink

speciesBrachyseps gastrostictus

Brachyseps punctatus

speciesBrachyseps punctatus

Brachyseps anosyensis

speciesBrachyseps anosyensis

Brachyseps mandady

speciesBrachyseps mandady

Brachyseps spilostichus

speciesBrachyseps spilostichus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 606416.