Typhlosaurus caecus

Typhlosaurus caecus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia 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 caecus

Name

• Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1817)

Lectotype: MNHN-RA 0550.

Type locality: “L'Orient”, restricted to “Cape of Good Hope” by Duvernoy & Cuvier (1836–49).

Combinations

• Acontias caecus Cuvier, 1817: 60 [original combination]
• Typhlosaurus caecus — Peters, 1882: 84 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cuvier, G. 1817. Le règne animal distribué d’après son organisation, pour servir de base a l’historire naturelle des animaux et d’introduction a l’anatomie comparée. Vol. 2. Les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Déterville: Paris. 528 pp. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Typhlosaurus caecus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 April 2019.
• Bauer, A.M. & Conradie, W. 2018. IUCN: Typhlosaurus caecus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178449A115660003. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178449A115660003.en

Vernacular names

English: Southern Blind Legless Skink