Brachymeles is a genus of skinks (lizards in the family Scincidae).
Brachymeles is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae , which seems to be paraphyletic however. Apparently part of a clade which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus , it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. (Austin & Arnold 2006)
The following species are recognized as being valid.
Brachymeles apus Hikida, 1982 Brachymeles bicolandia Siler et al., 2011 Brachymeles bicolor (Gray , 1845) Brachymeles boholensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 Brachymeles bonitae A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron , 1839 Brachymeles boulengeri Taylor , 1922Brachymeles brevidactylus Siler et al., 2011 Brachymeles cebuensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 Brachymeles cobos Siler et al., 2011 Brachymeles elerae Taylor, 1917 Brachymeles gracilis (Fischer , 1885) Brachymeles hilong W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 Brachymeles isangdaliri Davis et al., 2014 Brachymeles kadwa Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010 Brachymeles libayani Siler et al., 2011 Brachymeles lukbani Siler et al., 2010 Brachymeles makusog Siler et al., 2010 Brachymeles mapalanggaon Davis et al., 2014 Brachymeles mindorensis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 Brachymeles minimus W.C. Brown & E.L. Alcala, 1995 Brachymeles miriamae (Heyer, 1972) Brachymeles muntingkamay Siler et al., 2009 Brachymeles orientalis W.C. Brown & Rabor, 1967 Brachymeles paeforum Siler et al., 2011 Brachymeles pathfinderi Taylor, 1925 Brachymeles samad Siler et al., 2012 Brachymeles samarensis W.C. Brown, 1956 Brachymeles schadenbergi (Fischer, 1885) Brachymeles suluensis Taylor, 1918 Brachymeles talinis W.C. Brown, 1956 Brachymeles taylori W.C. Brown, 1956 Brachymeles tiboliorum Siler et al., 2012 Brachymeles tridactylus W.C. Brown, 1956 Brachymeles tungaoi Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010 Brachymeles vermis Taylor, 1918 Brachymeles vindumi Siler & R.M. Brown, 2010 Brachymeles vulcani Siler et al., 2012 Brachymeles wrighti Taylor, 1925
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brachymeles .