 
|
Genus
Typhlacontias
 |
Western Burrowing Skinks, Blind Dart Skinks
|
 |
Südwestafrikanische Wühlskinke
|
 |
Sydvestafrikanske Graveskinker
|
|
1873 |  |
Typhlacontias Bocage (type species: Typhlacontias punctatissimus Bocage 1873) |
|
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.
| |
|
Typhlacontias brevipes
|
Short-legged Burrowing Skink, (FitzSimons' Burrowing Skink)
|
|
Kurzbein-Wühlskink
|
|
Kortbenet Graveskink
|
|
1939 | |
Typhlacontias brevipes Fitzsimons |
|
| |
Fitzsimonsia brevipes Witte & Laurent 1943 |
Distribution:
Namibia.
|
|
|
Typhlacontias gracilis
|
Zambian Burrowing Skink
|
|
Sambianischer Wühlskink
|
|
Zambiansk Graveskink
|
|
1907 | |
Typhlacontias gracilis Roux |
Distribution:
Namibia,
Zambia.
|
|
|
Typhlacontias johnsonii
|
Kaokoveld Burrowing Skink, Kaokoveld Legless Burrowing Skink, (Johnson's Burrowing Skink)
|
|
Kaokoveld-Wühlskink
|
|
Kaokoveld-graveskink
|
|
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.
|
|
|
Typhlacontias kataviensis
|
Katavi Burrowing Skink
|
|
Katavi-Wühlskink
|
|
Katavi-graveskink
|
|
2006 | |
Typhlacontias kataviensis Broadley |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
|
|
|
Typhlacontias punctatissimus
|
Speckled Burrowing Skink, Dotted Blind Dart Skink
|
|
Gesprenkelter Wühlskink
|
|
Spættet Graveskink
|
|
1873 | |
Typhlacontias punctatissimus Bocage |
|
1964 | |
Typhlacontias bogerti Laurent (Haacke 1997) |
|
1997 | |
Typhlacontias punctatissimus brainei Haacke |
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
|
|
|
Typhlacontias rohani
|
Kalahari Burrowing Skink
|
|
Kalahari-Wühlskink
|
|
Kalahari-graveskink
|
|
1924 | |
Typhlacontias rohani Angel |
|
| |
Typhlacontias gracilis rohani Auerbach 1987 |
|
1932 | |
Typhlacontias ngamiensis Fitzsimons (Haacke 1997) |
|
| |
Typhlacontias gracilis ngamiensis Broadley & Blake 1979 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Namibia,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
|
|
|
Typhlacontias rudebecki
|
Mocamedes Burrowing Skink
|
|
Mocamedes-Wühlskink
|
|
Mocamedes-graveskink
|
|
1997 | |
Typhlacontias rudebecki Haacke |
Distribution:
Angola.
|
|