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Lomi's blind legless skink

Lomi's blind legless skink (Typhlosaurus lomiae) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Acontinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Little Namaqualand in South Africa.

Etymology

The specific name lomiae honours Miss Lomi Wessels Brown, Collection Manager of lower vertebrates and invertebrates at the Transvaal Museum since 1976.

Taxonomy

In 1986 South African herpetologist originally named this species Typhlosaurus lomii, which is masculine (genitive singular). In 2004 and Aaron Matthew Bauer corrected the specific name to lomiae, which is feminine (genitive singular) because it honors a woman.

Description

T. lomiae is limbless, blind, slender, and small. The usual snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults is . Dorsally, it is bright goldish pink, while ventrally, it is whitish and almost translucent.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of T. lomiae is succulent veld with sandy soil, such as vegetated sand dunes with termite nests, at altidudes from near sea level to .

Reproduction

T. lomiae is viviparous.

References

Further reading

  • Haacke WD (1986). "Description of a new species of Typhlosaurus Wiegmann, 1834 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the west coast of southern Africa, with new records of related species". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 34 (9): 227–235. (Typhlosaurus lomii, new species).