Typhlosaurus lomiae

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 lomiae

Name

• Typhlosaurus lomiae Haacke, 1986: 228

Holotype: TM 56116, collected by W.D. Haacke and H.L. Wessels on 10 October 1982.

Type locality: “Farm Schulpfontein, 472 Nanlaqualand District, Cape Province [= Northern Cape], South Africa, 30°05'S, 17°14'E, altitude just below 100 m, about 5 km inland from the coast”.

References

Primary references

• Haacke, W.D. 1986. Description of a new species of Typhlosaurus Wiegmann, 1834 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the west coast of southern Africa, with new records of related species. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 34(9) 227–235.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Typhlosaurus lomiae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 April 2019.
• Bauer, A.M. & Conradie, W. 2018. IUCN: Typhlosaurus lomiae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22701A115653825. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22701A115653825.en

Vernacular names

English: Lomi's Blind Legless Skink