Brachymeles miriamae (HEYER, 1972)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Miriam's Skink G: Miriams Skink |
Synonym | Davewakeum miriamae HEYER 1972 Davewakeum miriamae — GREER 2002 Brachymeles miriamae — SILER et al. 2011 Davewakeum miriamae — CHAN-ARD et al. 2015: 136 Brachymeles miriamae — COTA et al. 2022 |
Distribution | Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima Province) Type locality: Khao Saton, 300 m above the Kasetsart University Forestry station, 60 km S of Nakhon Ratchasima on Highway 304, Amphoe Pak Thong Chai, Changwat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. |
Reproduction | viviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: FMNH 182550, but THNHM 20240 according to Cota et al. 2022. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus and species): The only scincine genera in which some or all of the species are limbless are: Barkudia, Brachymeles, Cryptoposcincus, Davewakeum,Grandidierina, Malacontias, Melanoseps, Nessia, Ophiomorus, Paracontias, Pseudoacontias, Scelotes, Scolecoseps, Sepsophis, Typhlacontias, Voeltzkowia. Barkudia and Sepsophis differ from Davewakeum in having an external ear. The remainder of the genera either lack an external ear or the character is variable among species within a genus. Ophiomorus has a transparent disk in the lower eyelid. Davewakeum has a thickened, opaque lower eyelid. Brachymeles, Melanoseps, Scelotes, Scolecoseps, and Typhlacontias have supranasal scales:Davewakeum lacks supranasal scales. Cryptoposcincus, Grandidierina, Malacontias, Nessia, Paracontias, Pseudoacontias, and Voeltzkowia lack prefrontal scales, Davewakeum has prefrontal scales [from HEYER 1972]. 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 59 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Limb morphology: Limbless. Type Species: Davewakeum miriamae HEYER 1972 is the type species of the genus Davewakeum HEYER 1972, which nests within Brachymeles, at least when B. apus is included (e.g. Zheng & Wiens 2016). 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 | The species is named after the author’s wife, Miriam. |
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