Cotabato Worm Skink

Brachymeles pathfinderi est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique de Mindanao aux Philippines. Description Brachymeles pathfinderi mesure environ 60 mm.

Brachymeles pathfinderi, the pathfinder short-legged skink or the Cotabato worm skink, is a species of semifossorial skink in the family Scincidae, endemic to the southern Philippines. First described in 1925 by Edward H. Taylor, it is notable for its slender body, highly reduced limbs, and the unusual condition of having five minute clawed toes on the forelimbs and four on the hind limbs.

Brachymeles es un género de escincomorfos perteneciente a la familia Scincidae. Se distribuyen por Indochina, Sondalandia y Filipinas. Especies Se reconocen las 41 siguientes listadas alfabéticamente según The Reptile Database:​ Brachymeles apus Hikida, 1982 Brachymeles bicolandia Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown, 2011 Brachymeles bicolor (Gray, 1845) Brachymeles boholensis Brown & Rabor, 1967 Brachymeles bonitae Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Brachymeles boulengeri Taylor, 1922 Brachymeles brevidactylus Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown, 2011 Brachymeles cebuensis Brown & Rabor, 1967…