Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Scincidae Bibliography of the genus Amphiglossus Biodiversity of the family Scincidae Genus Amphiglossus Fine-scaled Short-legged Skinks Kleinschuppige Kurzbeinskinke Finskællede Kortbenskinker 1839 Amphiglossus Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Amphiglossus astrolabi Dumeril & Bibron 1839) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included the species now assigned to Brachyseps, Flexiseps, and Madascincus. Formerly included in Scelotes. Already Welch (1982) treated Amphiglossus as a valid genus, but without discussion or references. Distribution: Madagascar. Amphiglossus astrolabi Aquatic Short-legged Skink, (Diving Skink) Aquatischer Kurzbeinskink Akvatisk Kortbenskink 1839 Amphiglossus astrolabi Dumeril & Bibron Scelotes astrolabi Boulenger 1887 1918 Scelotes brunneus Barbour (Angel 1942) Remarks: Previously included stumpffi (e.g., Angel 1942). Transferred back to the genus Amphiglossus by Brygoo (1980). Distribution: Madagascar. Amphiglossus reticulatus Swamp Short-legged Skink Sumpf-Kurzbeinskink Sump-kortbenskink 1922 Sepsina reticulatus Kaudern Scelotes reticulatus Angel 1942 Amphiglossus reticulatus Brygoo 1980 1930 Scelotes waterloti Angel (Schmitz, Brandley, Mausfeld, Vences, Glaw, Nussbaum & Reeder 2005) Amphiglossus waterloti Brygoo 1980 Distribution: Madagascar.