Pygomeles braconnieri, also known commonly as Braconnier's short skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Pygomeles |
| Species: | P. braconnieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pygomeles braconnieri Grandidier, 1867
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Etymology edit
The specific name, braconnieri is in honor of French naturalist Séraphin Braconnier[3] (1812–1884).[4]
Geographic range edit
P. bracconieri is found in southwestern Madagascar.[1]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. braconnieri is sandy soil in both the supralittoral zone and forest, at altitudes of 15–80 m (49–262 ft).[1]
Description edit
P. braconnieri has no front legs, and the back legs are very small and styliform. It has no visible ear openings.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Vences, M.; Glaw, F.; Andreone, F. (2011). "Pygomeles braconnieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172973A6951002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172973A6951002.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Pygomeles braconnieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pygomeles braconnieri, p. 36).
- ^ Bour R, Brygoo É-R (2013). "Séraphin Braconnier (1812–1884), le premier «garçon de laboratoire» de la chaire des Reptiles et Poissons du Muséum de Paris ". Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France 148: 503–513. (in French).
Further reading edit
- Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
- Grandidier A (1867). "Liste des reptiles nouveau découverts, en 1866, sur la côte sud-ouest de Madagascar ". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée et de Sériciculture Comparée, Paris, 2e Série 19: 232–234. (Pygomeles braconnieri, new species, p. 234). (in French and Latin).
- Miralles A, Hipsley CA, Erens J, Gehara M, Rakotoarison A, Glaw F, Müller J, Vences M (2015). "Distinct Patterns of Desynchronized Limb Regression in Malagasy Scincine Lizards (Squamata, Scincidae)". PLoS ONE 10 (6): e0126074.
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