Brachymeles

Brachymeles adalah genus mengkarung (kadal dalam famili Scincidae). Mayoritas spesies dalam genus ini adalah endemik di beberapa ekosistem pulau di Filipina. Pada tahun 2018, Zoological Society of London melalui Program EDGE of Existence mendaftarkan kadal cacing kecil Cebu (Brachymeles cebuensis) sebagai spesies reptil paling unik secara evolusi dan terancam punah ke-80 di dunia, menjadikannya anggota genus Brachymeles yang paling terancam punah.

Brachymeles
Brachymeles muntingkamay
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kerajaan:	Animalia
Filum:	Chordata
Kelas:	Reptilia
Ordo:	Squamata
Famili:	Scincidae
Subfamili:	Scincinae
Genus:	Brachymeles A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Spesies

Spesies berikut ini tercatat dalam The Reptile Database:

• Brachymeles apus Hikida, 1982
• Brachymeles bicolandia Siler et al., 2011
• Brachymeles bicolor (Gray, 1845)
• Brachymeles boholensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967
• Brachymeles bonitae A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
• Brachymeles boulengeri Taylor, 1922
• Brachymeles brevidactylus Siler et al., 2011
• Brachymeles burksi Taylor, 1917
• Brachymeles cebuensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967
• Brachymeles cobos Siler et al., 2011
• Brachymeles dalawangdaliri Davis et al., 2016
• Brachymeles elerae Taylor, 1917
• Brachymeles gracilis (Fischer, 1885)
• Brachymeles hilong W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967
• Brachymeles ilocandia Siler et al., 2016
• Brachymeles isangdaliri Davis et al., 2014
• Brachymeles kadwa Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010
• Brachymeles libayani Siler et al., 2011
• Brachymeles ligtas Geheber et al., 2016
• Brachymeles lukbani Siler et al., 2010
• Brachymeles makusog Siler et al., 2010
• Brachymeles mapalanggaon Davis et al., 2014
• Brachymeles mindorensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967
• Brachymeles minimus W.C. Brown & E.L. Alcala, 1995
• Brachymeles miriamae (Heyer, 1972)
• Brachymeles muntingkamay Siler et al., 2009
• Brachymeles orientalis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967
• Brachymeles paeforum Siler et al., 2011
• Brachymeles pathfinderi Taylor, 1925
• Brachymeles samad Siler et al., 2012
• Brachymeles samarensis W.C. Brown, 1956
• Brachymeles schadenbergi (Fischer, 1885)
• Brachymeles suluensis Taylor, 1918
• Brachymeles talinis W.C. Brown, 1956
• Brachymeles taylori W.C. Brown, 1956
• Brachymeles tiboliorum Siler et al., 2012
• Brachymeles tridactylus W.C. Brown, 1956
• Brachymeles tungaoi Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010
• Brachymeles vermis Taylor, 1918
• Brachymeles vindumi Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010
• Brachymeles vulcani Siler et al., 2012
• Brachymeles wrighti Taylor, 1925

Bacaan lanjutan

• Austin JJ, Arnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract).
• Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus Brachymeles, p. 386).
• Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Brachymeles, new genus, p. 776). (in French).