Flexiseps elongatus (ANGEL, 1934)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Scelotes elongatus ANGEL 1934 Scelotes elongatus — ANGEL 1942: 127 Androngo elongatus — BRYGOO 1981 Androngo elongatus — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 319 Amphiglossus elongatus — ANDREONE & GREER 2002 Androngo elongatus — ANDREONE et al. 2003 Amphiglossus elongatus — SCHMITZ et al. 2005 Flexiseps elongatus — ERENS et al. 2017
Distribution	N Madagascar, Nossi Be = Nosy Bé Type locality: Region d’Ambilobe, province de Diégo-Suarez.
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 1933.0150 (most likely by monotypy)
Diagnosis
Comment	Flexiseps elongatus has been “tentatively” assigned to Flexiseps by Erens et al. 2017 The publication date is 1934, not 1933, fide Frétey 2023.
References	ANDREONE F., F. GLAW, R. A. NUSSBAUM, C. J. RAXWORTHY, M. VENCES, and J. E. RANDRIANIRINA 2003. The amphibians and reptiles of Nosy Be (NW Madagascar) and nearby islands: a case study of diversity and conservation of an insular fauna. Journal of Natural History 37 (17): 2119–2149 - get paper here 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 Angel F. 1934. Lézards nouveaux de Madagascar appartenant au genre Scelotes. Bull. Soc. Zool. De France 41: 294-296 [1933, see Fretey 2023] Angel, F. 1942. Les Lézards de Madagascar. Mem. Acad. Malagache, Tananarive XXXVI: 193 pp. Brygoo E R 1981. Systematique des lezards scincides de la region malgache. 6. Deux scincines nouveaux. Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat. Paris, 4th ser., Sect. A., 3 (1): 261-268 Brygoo,E.R. 1981. Systématique des lézards scincides de la région malgache. IX. Nouvelles unités taxinomiques pour les Scelotes s.l. Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat. Paris, 4th ser., Sect. A., 3 (4): 1193-1204 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 Frétey, Thierry 2023. The publication dates of the printed issues of the Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France (1816–2015). Bionomina 33: 00–62 - get paper here Glaw ,F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Köln (ISBN 3-929449-01-3) 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
External links	IUCN Red List http://www.petpet.ne.jp/zukan/reptileinfo.asp?kind=280 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091123114648.htm Google images

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