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Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1816) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1816) (Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1816))
Animalia

Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1816)

Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1816)

Typhlosaurus caecus, or southern/Cuvier's blind legless skink, is a scincid lizard species endemic to South Africa.

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Family
Genus
Typhlosaurus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1816)

Taxonomic Classification

Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1816) is a species of lizard. It belongs to the subfamily Acontinae of the family Scincidae.

Common Names

It is commonly known both as the southern blind legless skink and Cuvier's legless skink.

Endemic Range

This species is endemic to South Africa.

Photo: (c) Tyrone Ping, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tyrone Ping

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Typhlosaurus

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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