Английская Википедия:Haacke's legless skink
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox 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.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, braini, is in honor of paleontologist Charles Kimberlin Brain.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. braini is desert, at altitudes of Шаблон:Convert.[3]
Description
T. braini is limbless, slender, and uniformly light pink. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of Шаблон:Convert.[4]
Behavior
Having no limbs, T. braini "swims" in sand dunes, both under the surface and at the surface.[3]
Diet
The diet of T. braini consists of termites and insect larvae.[4]
Reproduction
T. braini is viviparous.[1]
Predators
T. braini is preyed upon by the Namib golden mole (Eremitalpa granti namibensis).[4]
References
Further reading
- Broadley DG (1968). "A review of the African genus Typhlosaurus Wiegmann (Sauria: Scincidae)". Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 3 (36): 1–20.
- Haacke WD (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. Шаблон:HdlШаблон:Open access (Typhlosaurus braini, new species, p. 5).
- Haacke WD (1975). "Herpetological investigations in the sand sea of the southern Namib". Transvaal Museum Bulletin (15): 8–10.
- Lamb T, Biswas S, Bauer AM (2010). "A phylogenetic reassessment of African fossorial skinks in the subfamily Acontinae (Squamata: Scincidae): evidence for parallelism and polyphyly". Zootaxa 2657: 33–46. Шаблон:Doi
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<ref>; для сносокiucnне указан текст - ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Typhlosaurus braini, p. 136 + Plate 43).
