Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Scincomorpha Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Family Scincidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Voeltzkowia, Paracontias, Sepsina | ||
Classification
There are two species:
Etymology
The specific names, braconnieri and petteri, are in honor of French naturalist Séraphin Braconnier and French zoologist Francis Petter, respectively.
References
Pygomeles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA