Amphiglossus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid. Some species which were formerly included in the genus Amphiglossus have been assigned to a more recently created genus, Madascincus , some to the genera Flexiseps and Brachyseps, and some species have been synonymized with other species in the genus Amphiglossus.

  • Amphiglossus astrolabi <small>A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839</small> – diving skink
  • Amphiglossus reticulatus <small>(Kaudern, 1922)</small>

Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphiglossus.

References

Further reading

  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphiglossus, new genus, pp.&nbsp;606–607). (in French).