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Typhlacontias
''Typhlacontias'' is a genus of legless, burrowing skinks in the family Scincidae, a genus endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Its sister group is the clade consisting of the genera ''Feylinia'' and ''Melanoseps''. Species Seven species are recognized as being valid: *''Typhlacontias brevipes'' – FitzSimon's burrowing skink, short blind dart skink *''Typhlacontias gracilis'' – Roux's blind dart skink *''Typhlacontias johnsonii'' – Johnson's western burrowing skink *''Typhlacontias kataviensis'' – Katavi blind dart skink *''Typhlacontias punctatissimus'' – dotted blind dart skink, speckled western burrowing skink *''Typhlacontias rohani'' – Rohan's blind dart skink *''Typhlacontias rudebecki'' – Rudebeck's western burrowing skink References Further reading * Bocage JVB ("1872" 873 __NOTOC__ Year 873 ( DCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Carloman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlacontias Punctatissimus
''Typhlacontias punctatissimus'', also known commonly as the dotted blind dart skink, the speckled burrowing skink, and the speckled western burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa. Three subspecies are recognized. Geographic range ''T. punctatissimus'' found in Angola and Namibia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''T. punctatissimus'' is desert at altitudes from sea level to . Description A small burrowing skink, ''T. punctatissimus'' usually has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Maximum recorded SVL is . It has no eyelids, no external ear openings, and usually no legs. However, some specimens may have rudimentary hind limbs. Dorsally, it is golden brown, with many black dots forming lines. The ventral surface of the tail is silvery blue. Behavior ''T. punctatissimus'' is terrestrial and fossorial. Reproduction ''T. punctatissimus'' is viviparous. Subspecies Three subspecies are recognized as being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlacontias
''Typhlacontias'' is a genus of legless, burrowing skinks in the family Scincidae, a genus endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Its sister group is the clade consisting of the genera ''Feylinia'' and ''Melanoseps''. Species Seven species are recognized as being valid: *''Typhlacontias brevipes'' – FitzSimon's burrowing skink, short blind dart skink *''Typhlacontias gracilis'' – Roux's blind dart skink *''Typhlacontias johnsonii'' – Johnson's western burrowing skink *''Typhlacontias kataviensis'' – Katavi blind dart skink *''Typhlacontias punctatissimus'' – dotted blind dart skink, speckled western burrowing skink *''Typhlacontias rohani'' – Rohan's blind dart skink *''Typhlacontias rudebecki'' – Rudebeck's western burrowing skink References Further reading * Bocage JVB ("1872" 873 __NOTOC__ Year 873 ( DCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Carloman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlacontias Brevipes
''Typhlacontias brevipes'', also known as FitzSimon's burrowing skink or short blind dart skink, is a species of skink endemic to the Namib Desert (Namibia). It was described by Vivian FitzSimons in 1938. Etymology The species name is derived from the Latin words ''brevis, -e'' = short and ''pes, pedis'' = foot. Description These slender skinks have small eyes with no eyelids and no external ear openings. The hindlimb rudiments are visible on either side of cloaca. The body coloration varies from light buff to sulphur yellow. Vague stripes, formed by the scales, can occur along the back and upper flanks. The tail is blue-grey. They can reach a snout–vent length of . Females are viviparous and give birth to up to three young. Ecology ''Typhlacontias brevipes'' typically occur on the leeward side of dunes in the roots of grass tufts found in semi-stable sand. They are active at night and in the cooler hours of the day when they forage for small insects like ants, termite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlacontias Rudebecki
''Typhlacontias rudebecki'', Rudebeck's western burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5126305 rudebecki Reptiles of Angola Reptiles described in 1997 Taxa named by Wulf Dietrich Haacke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlacontias Rohani
''Typhlacontias rohani'', Rohan's blind dart skink, is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ... which is found in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Angola. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5121829 rohani Reptiles described in 1923 Taxa named by Fernand Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlacontias Kataviensis
''Typhlacontias kataviensis'', the Katavi blind dart skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3546136 kataviensis Reptiles of Tanzania Reptiles described in 2006 Taxa named by Donald George Broadley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlacontias Johnsonii
''Typhlacontias johnsonii'', Johnson's western burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in Namibia and Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5121774 johnsonii Reptiles described in 1916 Taxa named by Lars Gabriel Andersson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlacontias Gracilis
''Typhlacontias gracilis'', Roux's blind dart skink, is a species of lizard which is found in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5124195 gracilis Reptiles described in 1907 Taxa named by Jean Roux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons, born in Pietermaritzburg, was a notable herpetologist in South Africa. Also, he contributed to the collection of spermatophyte samples for the National Herbarium which has become part of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden. In 1937, together with Anna Amelia Obermeyer, he collected some of the earliest plant specimens from the Eastern Highlands of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Later, as director of the Transvaal Museum, he together with Charles Koch helped to establish the Namib Desert Research Institute in Gobabeb Family Vivian FitzSimons came from a family of naturalists. His father, Frederick William FitzSimons, and his mother Patricia Henrietta (née Russell), both immigrated to South Africa from Ireland. His brother was Desmond Charles Fitzsimons, who in 1939 founded the Fitzsimons Snake Park (Durban) and was a leading distributor of snake antivenoms in South Africa. Vivian FitzSimons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinks Of Africa
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., ''Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is very distinguished from the body. These lizards also have legs that are relatively small proportional to their body size. Skinks' skulls are covered by substantial bony scales, usually matching up in shape and size, while overlapping. Other g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., ''Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is very distinguished from the body. These lizards also have legs that are relatively small proportional to their body size. Skinks' skulls are covered by substantial bony scales, usually matching up in shape and size, while overlapping. Other gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
