Brachyseps
# Brachyseps

Brachyseps is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.

## Species

The following 7 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:

* Brachyseps anosyensis Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
* Brachyseps frontoparietalis (Boulenger, 1889) – Boulenger's tree skink
* Brachyseps gastrostictus (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) – O'Shaughnessy's Madagascar skink
* Brachyseps mandady Andreone & Greer, 2002
* Brachyseps punctatus Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993
* Brachyseps spilostichus Andreone & Greer, 2002
* Brachyseps splendidus (Grandidier, 1872) – splendid skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brachyseps.

