Flexiseps

Flexiseps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Flexiseps
Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou, & Vences, 2016
Species

15 sp., see text

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

Species

The following 15 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

  • Flexiseps alluaudi (Brygoo, 1981)
  • Flexiseps andranovahensis (Angel, 1933) – Andranovaho skink
  • Flexiseps ardouini (Mocquard, 1897) – Yellow skink
  • Flexiseps crenni (Mocquard, 1906)
  • Flexiseps decaryi (Angel, 1930) – Rock skink
  • Flexiseps elongatus (Angel, 1930)
  • Flexiseps johannae (Günther, 1880) – Johanna's skink
  • Flexiseps mandokava Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
  • Flexiseps melanurus (Günther, 1877) – Spotted skink
  • Flexiseps meva Miralles, Raselimanana, Rakotomalala, Vences, & Vieites, 2011
  • Flexiseps ornaticeps (Boulenger, 1896) – Grey skink
  • Flexiseps stylus Andreone & Greer, 2002
  • Flexiseps tanysoma Andreone & Greer, 2002
  • Flexiseps tsaratananensis (Brygoo, 1981) – Tsaratanana skink
  • Flexiseps valhallae (Boulenger, 1909)

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

References

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