Brachymeles libayani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Brachymeles
Species: Brachymeles libayani

Name

Brachymeles libayani Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown, 2011: 95

  • Holotype: PNM 9749 (formerly KU 320466), adult ♂, collected by C.D. Siler and J. Fernandez on 21 March 2009.
  • Type locality: “Barangay Villa Milagrosa, Municipality of President Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol Province, Lapinig Grande Island, Philippines (10°07'16" N, 124°34'30" E; WGS-84)”.

References

Primary references

  • Siler, C. 2022. IUCN: Brachymeles libayani  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T190742149A190742199. Accessed on 15 December 2025.

Vernacular names

  • English: Lapinig Islands’ Slender Skink