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Brachyseps

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Brachyseps is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyScincidae

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Brachyseps is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

==Species== The following 7 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: Brachyseps anosyensis Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 Brachyseps frontoparietalis (Boulenger, 1889) – Boulenger's tree skink Brachyseps gastrostictus (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) – O'Shaughnessy's Madagascar skink Brachyseps mandady Andreone & Greer, 2002 Brachyseps punctatus Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993 Brachyseps spilostichus Andreone & Greer, 2002 Brachyseps splendidus (Grandidier, 1872) – splendid skink

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