Brachymeles samarensis

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Brachymeles samarensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Brachymeles
Species:
B. samarensis
Binomial name
Brachymeles samarensis
Brown, 1956
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Brown's short-legged skink (Brachymeles samarensis) is a species of skink endemic to the Philippines. [2]


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References

  1. Kim, P. (2022). Brachymeles samarensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2002. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190739982/185418189
  2. Brachymeles samarensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 October 2020.