Pink blind legless skink

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The pink blind legless skink (Typhlosaurus vermis), also known commonly as Boulenger's blind legless skink and Boulenger's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Acontinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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Pink blind legless skink
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Typhlosaurus
Species:
T. vermis
Binomial name
Typhlosaurus vermis
Boulenger, 1887
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Description

Adults of T. vermis usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in), which is long for the genus.[3] Boulenger described the rostral and mental as "enormous", and the body scales as "tetragonal".[4] The body color is fleshy pink.[3]

Geographic range

T. vermis is found in Namibia[1] and South Africa.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. vermis is coastal sand dunes with sparse vegetation,[3]: 138  at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]

Reproduction

T. vermis is ovoviviparous.[2] Litter size is three young.[3]

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