:en:Brachymeles tungaoi

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| genus = Brachymeles

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| authority = Siler & Brown, 2010

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Brachymeles tungaoi, Tungao's slender skink, is a species of skinks found in the Philippines, in the family Scincidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic from the island of Masbate in Philippines.

Etymology

This species is named in honor of Jason B. "Tungao" Fernandez.

Original publication

Cameron D. Siler and Rafe M. Brown "Phylogeny-based Species Delimitation in Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Brachymeles): Taxonomic Revision of Pentadactyl Species Groups and Description of Three New Species," Herpetological Monographs 24(1), 1–54, (1 December 2010). https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00003.1

External links

http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Brachymeles&species=tungaoi

Notes and references

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{{Cite journal|last=Siler|first=Cameron D.|last2=Brown|first2=Rafe M.|date=December 2010|title=Phylogeny-based Species Delimitation in Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Brachymeles) Taxonomic Revision of Pentadactyl Species Groups and Description of Three New Species|url=https://bioone.org/journals/Herpetological-Monographs/volume-24/issue-1/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00003.1/Phylogeny-based-Species-Delimitation-in-Philippine-Slender-Skinks-Reptilia/10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00003.1.full|journal=Herpetological Monographs|volume=24|issue=1|pages=1–54|doi=10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00003.1|issn=0733-1347|url-access=subscription}}

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Category:Brachymeles

Category:Endemic fauna of the Philippines

Category:Reptiles of the Philippines

Category:Reptiles described in 2010