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Brachymeles vindumi SILER & BROWN, 2010

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Jens’ slender skink 
SynonymBrachymeles vindumi SILER & BROWN 2010 
DistributionPhilippines (Jolo)

Type locality: Sulu Province, Jolo Island, Philippines  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: CAS 60724 (EHT Field No. 1718), adult male, collected between 25 October and 17 November 1920, by Edward H. Taylor. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Brachymeles vindumi can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate (SVL 104.9–113.6 mm); (2) penta- dactyl; (3) Finger-III lamellae six; (4) Toe-IV lamellae nine or 10; (5) moderate limb length; (6) midbody scale rows 30 or 31; (7) axilla– groin scale rows 49; (8) paravertebral scale rows 74; (9) supralabials seven; (10) infra- labials six; (11) pineal eye spot present, indistinct; (12) supranasals in contact; (13) prefrontals separate; (14) parietal in contact; (15) enlarged chin shields in two pairs; (16) first pair of chin shields separated; (17) nuchals undifferentiated; (18) fifth and sixth supralabials below the eye; (19) auricular opening present; (20) continuous, light dorso- lateral stripes present, distinct; (21) dark lateral stripes present; and (22) dark ventral pigmentation present (Tables 4 and 5).


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CommentPentadactyl.


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. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Siler, Cameron D. and Rafe M. Brown 2010. 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 - get paper here
 
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