| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | |
| Synonym | Amphiglossus tanysoma ANDREONE & GREER 2002: 149
Amphiglossus tanysoma — SCHMITZ et al. 2005
Amphiglossus tanysoma — MIRALLES et al. 2011
Flexiseps tanysoma — ERENS et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | NE Madagascar
Type locality: at Berara Forest, Sahamalaza Peninsula, Analalava Fivondronana,
Mahajanga Faritany (Majunga Province), 14°18.55'S, 47°54.92'E, elevation 170 m.
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| Reproduction | oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: MRSN R1729 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Differs from all other Amphiglossus in having limbs pentadactyl, longitudinal scale rows at mid-body 26±28, presacral vertebrae >= 52 and phalangeal formula: 2.2.3.3.2/ 2.3.3.4.3 (Andreone et al. 2002). |
| Comment | Listed as Androngo elongatus in Andreone, Vences & Randrianirina (2001) by mistake (see ANDREONE & GREER 2002). |
| Etymology | Named after the Greek words for long' (tany) and `body' (soma) to call attention to the relatively elongate appearance of the species due, in part, to its short limbs. |
| References |
- Andreone, F. & Greer, A.E. 2002. Malagasy scincid lizards: descriptions of nine new species, with notes on the morphology, reproduction and taxonomy of some previously described species (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Zoology 258, 139-181 - get paper here
- Andreone, F., Vences, M. & Randrianirina, J. E. 2001. Patterns of amphibian and reptile diversity at Berara Forest (Sahamalaza Peninsula), NW Madagascar. Ital. J. Zool. 68: 235-241. - get paper here
- Crottini, Angelica; Janina Dordel, Jörn Köhler, Frank Glaw, Andreas Schmitz, Miguel Vences 2009. A multilocus phylogeny of Malagasy scincid lizards elucidates the relationships of the fossorial genera Androngo and Cryptoscincus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53 (1): 345-350 - get paper here
- Erens, Jesse; Aurélien Miralles, Frank Glaw, Lars Chatrou, Miguel Vences 2016. Extended molecular phylogenetics and revised systematics of Malagasy scincine lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - get paper here
- Labanowski, Robert J. and Andrew J. Lowin 2011. A reptile survey in a dry deciduous forest fragment in northern Madagascar showing new records for the little-known snake Pararhadinaea melanogaster and a range extension for the skink Amphiglossus tanysoma. Herpetology Notes 4: 113-121 - get paper here
- MIRALLES, AURÉLIEN, ACHILLE P. RASELIMANANA, DOMOINA RAKOTOMALALA, MIGUEL VENCES & DAVID R. VIEITES 2011. A new large and colorful skink of the genus Amphiglossus from Madagascar revealed by morphology and multilocus molecular study. Zootaxa 2918: 47–67 - get paper here
- Schmitz, A.; M.C. Brandley; P. Mausfeld; M. Vences; F. Glaw; R.A. Nussbaum and T.W. Reeder 2005. Opening the black box: phylogenetics and morphological evolution of the Malagasy fossorial lizards of the subfamily “Scincinae”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34: 118–133 (published online 2004) - get paper here
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