Haacke's legless skink | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Typhlosaurus |
Species: | T. braini
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Binomial name | |
Typhlosaurus braini
Haacke, 1964
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Haacke's legless skink (Typhlosaurus braini), also known commonly as Brain's legless skink and Brain's blind legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. [2]
The specific name, braini, is in honor of paleontologist Charles Kimberlin Brain. [2] [3]
The preferred natural habitat of T. braini is desert, at altitudes of 50–400 m (160–1,310 ft). [1]
T. braini is limbless, slender, and uniformly light pink. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in). [4]
Having no limbs, T. braini "swims" in sand dunes, both under the surface and at the surface. [1]
The diet of T. braini consists of termites and insect larvae. [4]
T. braini is viviparous. [2]
T. braini is preyed upon by the Namib golden mole ( Eremitalpa granti namibensis). [4]
Haacke's legless skink | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Typhlosaurus |
Species: | T. braini
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Binomial name | |
Typhlosaurus braini
Haacke, 1964
|
Haacke's legless skink (Typhlosaurus braini), also known commonly as Brain's legless skink and Brain's blind legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. [2]
The specific name, braini, is in honor of paleontologist Charles Kimberlin Brain. [2] [3]
The preferred natural habitat of T. braini is desert, at altitudes of 50–400 m (160–1,310 ft). [1]
T. braini is limbless, slender, and uniformly light pink. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in). [4]
Having no limbs, T. braini "swims" in sand dunes, both under the surface and at the surface. [1]
The diet of T. braini consists of termites and insect larvae. [4]
T. braini is viviparous. [2]
T. braini is preyed upon by the Namib golden mole ( Eremitalpa granti namibensis). [4]