Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Typhlacontias
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Western Burrowing Skinks, Blind Dart Skinks
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Südwestafrikanische Wühlskinke
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Sydvestafrikanske Graveskinker
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1873 |  |
Typhlacontias Bocage (type species: Typhlacontias punctatissimus Bocage 1873) |
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1943 | |
Fitzsimonsia Witte & Laurent (type species: Typhlacontias brevipes Fitzsimons 1939; syn. Greer 1970) |
Contents:
7 species, of which 3 (42.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Namibia,
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Typhlacontias brevipes
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Short-legged Burrowing Skink, (FitzSimons' Burrowing Skink)
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Kurzbein-Wühlskink
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Kortbenet Graveskink
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1939 | |
Typhlacontias brevipes Fitzsimons |
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Fitzsimonsia brevipes Witte & Laurent 1943 |
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Typhlacontias gracilis
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Zambian Burrowing Skink
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Sambianischer Wühlskink
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Zambiansk Graveskink
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1907 | |
Typhlacontias gracilis Roux |
Distribution:
Namibia,
Zambia.
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Typhlacontias johnsonii
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Kaokoveld Burrowing Skink, Kaokoveld Legless Burrowing Skink, (Johnson's Burrowing Skink)
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Kaokoveld-Wühlskink
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Kaokoveld-graveskink
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1916 | |
Typhlacontias johnsonii Andersson |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of punctatissimus (e.g., Witte & Laurent 1943). Revalidated as a separate species by Haacke (1997).
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Typhlacontias kataviensis
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Katavi Burrowing Skink
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Katavi-Wühlskink
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Katavi-graveskink
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2006 | |
Typhlacontias kataviensis Broadley |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Typhlacontias punctatissimus
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Speckled Burrowing Skink, Dotted Blind Dart Skink
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Gesprenkelter Wühlskink
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Spættet Graveskink
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1873 | |
Typhlacontias punctatissimus Bocage |
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1964 | |
Typhlacontias bogerti Laurent (Haacke 1997) |
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1997 | |
Typhlacontias punctatissimus brainei Haacke |
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Typhlacontias rohani
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Kalahari Burrowing Skink
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Kalahari-Wühlskink
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Kalahari-graveskink
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1924 | |
Typhlacontias rohani Angel |
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Typhlacontias gracilis rohani Auerbach 1987 |
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1932 | |
Typhlacontias ngamiensis Fitzsimons (Haacke 1997) |
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Typhlacontias gracilis ngamiensis Broadley & Blake 1979 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Namibia,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Typhlacontias rudebecki
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Mocamedes Burrowing Skink
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Mocamedes-Wühlskink
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Mocamedes-graveskink
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1997 | |
Typhlacontias rudebecki Haacke |
Distribution:
Angola.
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