Meyer's blind legless skink
Species of lizard
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Meyer's blind legless skink (Typhlosaurus meyeri), also commonly known as Meyer's legless skink, and the variable blind legless skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Acontinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa.[2]
| Meyer's blind legless skink | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Typhlosaurus |
| Species: | T. meyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlosaurus meyeri Boettger, 1894 | |
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Etymology
The specific name meyeri, is in honor of German ornithologist Adolf Bernhard Meyer.[3]: 177
Description
Adults of Typhlosaurus meyeri usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 12–16 cm (4.7–6.3 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 18.8 cm (7.4 in).[4]
Geographic distribution
Typhlosaurus meyeri is found in extreme southwestern Namibia and adjacent extreme northwestern South Africa.[1][2]
Habitat
Reproduction
Typhlosaurus meyeri is ovoviviparous.[2]
