Kingdom Animalia Family Scincidae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Class Reptilia Subfamily see text Rank Genus | |
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Similar Melanoseps, Sepsina, Voeltzkowia, Leptosiaphos, Gongylomorphus | ||
Feylinia is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). It is usually placed in the monotypic subfamily Feylininae.
However, it appears to be not as distinct as formerly presumed, but rather somewhat closer to such genera as Chalcides and Sepsina. These are usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic however.
Feylinia belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the Scincinae type genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. (Austin & Arnold 2006)
Species
The following five species are recognized.
References
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