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Meyer's Legless Skink
Typhlosaurus meyeri
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.
From the article Meyer's blind legless skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults of Typhlosaurus meyeri usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 12–16 cm (4.7–6.3 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 18.8 cm (7.4 in).
Range & habitat
Typhlosaurus meyeri is found in extreme southwestern Namibia and adjacent extreme northwestern South Africa.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
In human culture
The specific name meyeri, is in honor of German ornithologist Adolf Bernhard Meyer.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37702.