Brasiliscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All species in the genus Brasiliscincus are endemic to Brazil and were previously placed in the genus Mabuya.
| Brasiliscincus | |
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| Brasiliscincus heathi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Mabuyinae |
| Genus: | Brasiliscincus Hedges & Conn, 2012 |
| Species | |
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Three species, see text | |
Species edit
The following three species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Brasiliscincus agilis (Raddi, 1823)
- Brasiliscincus caissara (Rebouças-Spieker, 1974)
- Brasiliscincus heathi (Schmidt & Inger, 1951) – Brazilian mabuya
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brasiliscincus.
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Brasiliscincus.
- ^ Brasiliscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
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