• Brachymeles taylori


    Kingdom:    Animalia
    Phylum:    Chordata
    Class:    Reptilia
    Order:     Squamata
    Family:     Scincidae
    Genus:    Brachymeles
    Common Name:    Taylor’s short-legged skink
    Ecological Status:    Philippine endemic

    About the Species:

    Brachymeles taylori or the Taylor’s Short-legged Skink is a family of lizards which is also morphologically similar to Brachymeles boulengeri but has slight differences: B. taylori has a plain, glossy and smooth brown-black body and a longer tail. This is endemic in the Philippines particularly in Panay, Negros, Cebu and Siquijor islands. In MHRWS, this species is usually seen in leaf litters ion the ground.

    Reference:

    Siler, C.D., Welton, L.J., Siler, J.M., Brown, J., Bucol, A., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M.    (2011). Amphibians and reptiles, Luzon Island, Aurora Province and Aurora   Memorial National Park, Northern Philippines: new island distribution records.   Check List 7(2), 182-195.


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