Typhlosaurus braini HAACKE, 1964
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Typhlosaurus braini
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Acontiinae (Acontidae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Haacke's Legless Skink |
| Synonym | Typhlosaurus braini HAACKE 1964: 5 Typhlosaurus braini — HAACKE 1975 Typhlosaurus braini — LAMB et al. 2010 |
| Distribution | Namibia (central Namib desert from Kuiseb River to Koichab River) Type locality: dunes south of the Kuiseb River at Gobabeb in the central Namib Desert, South West Africa. |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous |
| Types | Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 28472, Transvaal Museum |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: This new lorm seems to be the thinnest of all the known South African species of this genus. It shows a considerable reduction of head scales, which clearly distinguishes it lrom all the other known species. Only a single large head scale is present, lying between the rostral and the parietals. This large scale is referred to as the frontal, although it is probably a fusion of the frontal, prefrontal or frontonasals and interparietal. The first 8-10 scales behind the head scales are much shorter than the rest of the body scales (Haacke 1964: 7). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1636 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Limb morphology: Limbless. |
| Etymology | Named after Dr. Charles Kimberlin Brain (b. 1931), a Zimbabwean geologist and paleontologist whose main interests are Australopithecines and the taphonomy of caves (how deposits in caves were created and fossilized). He was Director ofthe Transvaal Museum (1965-1991) but retired in 1996. |
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