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Meyer's blind legless skink

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.

Etymology

The specific name meyeri, is in honor of German ornithologist Adolf Bernhard Meyer.

Description

Adults of Typhlosaurus meyeri usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The maximum recorded SVL is .

Geographic distribution

Typhlosaurus meyeri is found in extreme southwestern Namibia and adjacent extreme northwestern South Africa.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Typhlosaurus meyeri is sandy desert, at elevations of .

Reproduction

Typhlosaurus meyeri is ovoviviparous.

References

Further reading

  • (Typhlosaurus meyeri, new species). (in German and Latin).
  • (Typhlosaurus plowesi, new species).
  • (Typhlosaurus meyeri, p. 75).