Brachymeles burksi
Brachymeles burksi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Brachymeles |
Species: | B. burksi
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Binomial name | |
Brachymeles burksi Taylor, 1917
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Brachymeles burksi, the Burks' burrowing skink, is a species of skink endemic to the Philippines. It occurs on the islands of Mindoro and Marinduque. It was synonymized with Brachymeles bonitae by in 1956 but revalidated by Cameron D. Siler and colleagues in 2020.[1]
Brachymeles burksi measures 58–78 mm (2.3–3.1 in) in snout–vent length. It has short, digitless limbs (many Brachymeles are limbless).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Brachymeles burksi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2021.
Categories:
- Brachymeles
- Reptiles of the Philippines
- Endemic fauna of the Philippines
- Reptiles described in 1917
- Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor
- Skink stubs