Amphiglossus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.[1]
| Amphiglossus | |
|---|---|
_found_by_Jean_NICOLAS_(10313753424).jpg)
| |
| Amphiglossus astrolabi | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Amphiglossus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839[1] |
| Species | |
|
Two, see text. | |
Taxonomy edit
The genus Amphiglossus is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic, however. Probably quite close to Paracontias and possibly Androngo trivittatus, it belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily.[2]
Species edit
The following species are recognized as being valid. Some species which were formerly included in the genus Amphiglossus have been assigned to a more recently created genus, Madascincus Brygoo, 1982, some to the genera Flexiseps and Brachyseps, and some species have been synonymized with other species in the genus Amphiglossus.[3]
- Amphiglossus astrolabi A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – diving skink
- Amphiglossus reticulatus (Kaudern, 1922)
Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphiglossus.
References edit
- ^ a b "Amphiglossus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Scincidae.
- ^ Austin JJ, Arnold EN. (2006). Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
- ^ Genus Amphiglossus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading edit
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphiglossus, new genus, pp. 606–607). (in French).
 | This skink article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |