Anomalopus leuckartii
| Anomalopus leuckartii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Anomalopus |
| Species: | A. leuckartii
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomalopus leuckartii (Weinland, 1862)
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Anomalopus leuckartii, also known commonly as Leuckart's burrowing skink and the two-clawed worm-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to eastern Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, leuckartii, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart.[3]
Description
A. leuckartii has very small front legs. Each front leg has two toes, each of which has a claw. The rear legs are even smaller, each a mere clawless stub.[2] Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 13.5 cm (5.3 in).[4]
Geographic range
A. leuckhartii is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. leuckartii is forest, but it has also been found in gardens.[1]
Behaviour
A. leuckartii is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
A. leuckartii is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Venz, M.; Wilson, S.; Hobson, R.; Vanderduys, E.; Sanderson, C. (2018). "Anomalopus leuckartii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102965287A102965464. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102965287A102965464.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Anomalopus leuckartii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anomalopus leuckartii, p. 156).
- ^ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Anomalopus leuckartii, pp. 208–209).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Greer AE, Cogger HG (1985). "Systematics of the Reduce-limbed and Limbless Skinks Currently Assigned to the Genus Anomalopus (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Records of the Australian Museum 37 (1): 11–54. (Anomalopus leuckartii, pp. 19–21, Figures 6–8).
- Mecke S, Mader F, Kieckbusch M, Kaiser H, Böhme W, Ernst R (2016). "Tracking a syntype of the Australian skink Anomalopus leuckartii (Weinland, 1862): 'lost' treasures in the Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden highlight the importance of reassessing and safe guarding natural history collections". Vertebrate Zoology 66 (2): 169–177.
- Weinland DF (1862). "Beschreibung und Abbildung von drei neuen Sauriern. (Embryopus Habichii und Amphisbaena innocens von Haiti, und Brachymeles Leuckartii von Neuholland.)". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main 4: 131–143 + Plate V. (Brachymeles Leuckartii, new species, pp. 140–142 + Plate V, figures 3, 3a–3g). (in German).