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 Brasiliscincus Biodiversity of the family Scincidae Genus Brasiliscincus Brazilian Small-headed Skinks Brasilianische Kleinkopfskinke Brasilianske Småhovedskinker 1830 Euprepis Wagler (type species: Scincus agilis Raddi 1823 [fide Loveridge 1957; Bauer 2003]) 2012 Brasiliscincus Hedges & Conn (type species: Scincus agilis Raddi 1823) Contents: 3 species, all of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: This genus was described on the basis of species previously assigned to Mabuya. It is unclear to me why Euprepis, which antedates Brasiliscincus, has not been accepted as the valid name for this genus, since Scincus agilis, Raddi 1823, seems to have been accepted as the type species of both nominal genera (e.g., Bauer 2003). Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Sao Paulo [incl. Sao Sebastiao], Sergipe, Tocantins). Brasiliscincus agilis Atlantic Forest Small-headed Skink Atlantischer Kleinkopfskink Atlantisk Småhovedskink 1823 Scincus agilis Raddi Mabuia agilis Günther 1885 Mabuya agilis Amaral 1937 Brasiliscincus agilis Hedges & Conn 2012 Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Mabuya mabouya (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970). Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro). Brasiliscincus caissara São Paulo Small-headed Skink Sao-Paulo-Kleinkopfskink Sao Paulo-småhovedskink 1974 Mabuya caissara Reboucas-Spieker Brasiliscincus caissara Hedges & Conn 2012 Remarks: Probably a synonym of agilis (Vrcibradic, Mausfeld-Lafdhiya & Rocha 2006). Distribution: Brazil (Sao Paulo [incl. Sao Sebastiao]). Brasiliscincus heathi Caatinga Small-headed Skink Caatinga-Kleinkopfskink Caatinga-småhovedskink 1951 Mabuya heathi Schmidt & Inger Brasiliscincus heathi Hedges & Conn 2012 Remarks: Probably a synonym of agilis (Vrcibradic, Mausfeld-Lafdhiya & Rocha 2006). Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Goias, Maranhao, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Tocantins).