Brachymeles tungaoi SILER & BROWN, 2010
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Brachymeles tungaoi
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tungao’s slender skink |
| Synonym | Brachymeles tungaoi SILER & BROWN 2010 |
| Distribution | Philippines (Masbate) Type locality: 61-m elevation in Municipality of Masbate City, Masbate Province, Masbate Island, Philippines (12° 21’ 01’’ N, 123° 37’ 42’’ E; WGS-84. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: PNM 9722 (CDS Field No. 5125, formerly KU 323933), adult male, collected in rotting stump in disturbed, residential habitat (1000 to 1230 h) 4 September 2009, by CDS and J. Fernandez |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Brachymeles tungaoi can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate (SVL 78.2–106.2 mm); (2) relative tail length long; (3) pentadactyl; (3) Finger-III lamellae five or six; (4) Toe-IV lamellae nine or 10; (5) limb length moderate; (6) paraver- tebral scale rows 66–68; (7) supralabials seven; (8) infralabials six; (9) pineal eye spot present, large; (10) supranasals in contact; (11) pre- frontals not contacting on midline; (12) contact between first pair of chin shields; (13) enlarged chin shields in two pairs; (14) nuchal scales undifferentiated; (15) fifth and sixth supralabial below eye; (16) auricular opening present; (17) continuous, light dorso- lateral stripes present, indistinct; (18) contin- uous, dark middorsal stripes present; (19) dark lateral stripes present; and (20) dark ventral pigmentation absent (Tables 4 and 5 in SILER & BROWN 2010). Additional details (47 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | 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. |
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