Brachymeles suluensis TAYLOR, 1918
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Brachymeles suluensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Graceful Short-legged Skink |
| Synonym | Brachymeles suluensis TAYLOR 1918: 254 Brachymeles gracilis — TAYLOR 1922: 247 Brachymeles gracilis gracilis — BROWN 1956: 10 Brachymeles gracilis — BROWN & ALCALA 1970: 112 Brachymeles suluensis — SILER et al. 2012: 153 |
| Distribution | Philippines (Basilan and Bubuan islands) Type locality: Bubuan Island, Tapiantana Group, Sulu Province. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MTD; probably not extant (BROWN & RABOR 1967) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Brachymeles suluensis can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size medium (SVL 71.9 mm); (2) limbs pentadactyl; (3) limb length moderate; (4) Finger-III lamellae five; (5) Toe-IV lamellae eight; (6) supralabials six; (7) infralabials six; (8) supraciliaries six; (9) supraoculars five; (10) midbody scale rows 24; (11) axilla–groin scale rows 48; (12) paravertebral scale rows 69; (13) pineal eyespot present; (14) supranasals separate; (15) prefrontals separate; (16) frontoparietals separate; (17) first pair of enlarged chin shields in contact; (18) postnasal/supranasal fusion absent; (19) enlarged chin shields in three pairs; (20) nuchal scales undifferentiated; (21) fourth and fifth supralabial below eye; (22) auricular opening present; and (23) presacral vertebrae 31 (Tables 3, 4) (SILER et al. 2012). Note that this diagnosis is based on 1 specimen (female). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1746 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: after SILER et al. 2012. Pentadactyl species. Distribution: see map in SILER et al. 2012. Sympatry: On Basilan Island, B. suluensis is found in sympatry with B. schadenbergi. Other sympatric scincid species observed on Basilan Island include Emoia atrocostata, Eutropis multicarinata, E. rudis, E. multi- fasciata, Lamprolepis smaragdina, Lipinia quadrivittata, Pinoyscincus jagori, Spheno- morphus fasciatus, S. variegatus, Tropido- phorus misaminus, Tytthoscincus atrigularis. Habitat: semifossorial and typically found in dry, rotting material inside or underneath decaying logs or in loose soil, forest floor detritus, and leaf litter of lowland forest. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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