Brachymeles miriamae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Brachymeles
Species: Brachymeles miriamae

Name

  • Brachymeles miriamae (Heyer, 1972)

Holotype: FMNH 182550, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Khao Saton, 300 m. above the Kasetsart University Forestry station, 60 km. S of Nakhon Ratchasima on Highway 304, Amphoe Pak Thong Chai, Changwat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.”

Combinations

  • Davewakeum miriamae Heyer, 1972: 124 [original combination]
  • Brachymeles miriamae — Siler, Diesmos, Alcala & Brown, 2011: 61 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Heyer, W.R. 1972. A new limbless skink (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Thailand with comments on the generic status of the limbless skinks of southeast Asia. Fieldiana: Zoology 58(10): 109–129. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Miriam's Skink
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