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