Brachymeles elerae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Brachymeles
Species: Brachymeles elerae
Name

Brachymeles elerae Taylor, 1917: 273

Holotype: STUM unnumbered specimen. [probably lost]

Neotype: PNM 9563, adult ♂. [designated by Siler, Jones, Welton & Brown (2011: 304)]

Type locality: “Filipinas [=Philippines]”, redesigned by neotype designation to “at 860-m elevation (17º27'22.51" N, 121º12'52.52" E; datum 5 WGS84) in Barangay Balbalan Proper ‘‘Old Balbalan’’, Municipality of Balbalan, Kalinga Province, Luzon Island, Philippines”, by Siler, Jones, Welton & Brown (2011: 304).
References
Primary references

Taylor, E.H. 1917. Brachymeles, a genus of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science 12(5): 267–279. BHL Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Jones, R.M., Welton, L.J. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Redescription of Tetradactyl Philippine Slender Skinks (Genus Brachymeles). Herpetologica 67(3): 300–317. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00071.1 Reference page.

Additional references

Siler, C.D. 2010. Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae, Brachymeles elerae (Taylor, 1917): Rediscovery in Old Balbalan, Cordillera Mountain Range, Luzon Island, Philippines, and natural history. CheckList 6(4): 616–618. DOI: 10.15560/6.4.616

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Brachymeles elerae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 March 2018.
Brown, R. & Diesmos, A. 2009. IUCN: Brachymeles elerae (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169782A6673229. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169782A6673229.en

Vernacular names
English: Common Short-legged Skink

The common short-legged skink (Brachymeles elerae) is a species of skink endemic to the Philippines. It is found throughout most of the country, albeit very rarely, and hence the species is poorly characterized.[1][2]
References

Gojo Cruz, P. & Diesmos, A.C. (202p). Brachymeles elerae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 202p. www.iucnredlist.org/species/169782/185261383
Brachymeles elerae Common Short-legged Skink. Encyclopedia of Life