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 | |
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| Madascincus igneocaudatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Madascincus Brygoo, 1981 |
| Species | |
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12 species, see text. | |
Species
editThe 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
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Wikispecies has information related to Madascincus.
- ^ Madascincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
- ^ Miralles, Aurélien [in French]; 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
edit- 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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