''Flexiseps'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...
s. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus
Amphiglossus
''Amphiglossus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Amphiglossus'' is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic, however. Probably quite close to ''Paracontias'' and pos ...
.
Species
The following 15
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
, listed alphabetically by
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, are recognized as being valid:
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Flexiseps alluaudi''
(Brygoo, 1981)
*''
Flexiseps andranovahensis''
(Angel, 1933) – Andranovaho skink
*''
Flexiseps ardouini''
(Mocquard, 1897) – yellow skink
*''
Flexiseps crenni''
(Mocquard, 1906)
*''
Flexiseps decaryi''
(Angel, 1930) – rock skink
*''
Flexiseps elongatus''
(Angel, 1933)
*''
Flexiseps johannae''
(Günther, 1880) – Johanna's skink
*''
Flexiseps mandokava''
Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
*''
Flexiseps melanurus''
(Günther, 1877) – spotted skink
*''
Flexiseps meva''
Miralles, Raselimanana, Rakotomalala, Vences, & Vieites, 2011
*''
Flexiseps ornaticeps''
(Boulenger, 1896) – grey skink
*''
Flexiseps stylus''
Andreone & Greer, 2002
*''
Flexiseps tanysoma''
Andreone & Greer, 2002
*''
Flexiseps tsaratananensis''
(Brygoo, 1981) – Tsaratanana skink
*''
Flexiseps valhallae''
(Boulenger, 1909)
''
Nota bene
(, or ; plural form ) is a Latin phrase meaning "note well".
It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the atten ...
'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Flexiseps''.
References
Lizard genera
Flexiseps
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