Typhlosaurus braini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Acontinae
Genus: Typhlosaurus
Species: Typhlosaurus braini

Name

• Typhlosaurus braini Haacke, 1964

Holotype: TM 28472.

Type locality: “dunes south of the Kuiseb River at Gobabeb in the central Namib Desert, South West Africa”.

References

Primary references

• Haacke, W.D. 1964. Description of two new species of lizards and notes on Fitzsimonsia brevipes (FitzSimons) from the central Namib desert. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station 25: 1–15.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Typhlosaurus braini. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 April 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Haacke's Blind Legless Skink