Androngo

Taxobox
name = "Androngo"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia (paraphyletic)
unranked_ordo = Sauria
ordo = Squamata (paraphyletic)
infraordo = Scincomorpha
familia = Scincidae
subfamilia = see text
genus = "Androngo"
genus_authority =
species = "A. trivittatus"
binomial = "Androngo trivittatus"
binomial_authority =

"Androngo" is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). It contains a single species, "Androngo trivittatus".

It is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae which seems to be paraphyletic however. Possibly fairly closely related to "Paracontias" and "Amphiglossus", it belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the type genus "Scincus". Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily.(Austin & Arnold 2006)

References

* (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered "Leiolopisma" skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. "Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution" 39(2): 503–511. doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)