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
Typhlosaurus
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Blind Legless Skinks, African Blind Skinks
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Afrikanische Blindskinke
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Afrikanske Blindskinker
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1834 |  |
Typhline Wiegmann [not Typhline Wagler] (type species: Typhline cuvieri Wiegmann 1834; syn. Broadley 1968) |
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1834 | |
Typhlosaurus Wiegmann (type species: Typhline cuvieri Wiegmann 1834) |
Contents:
5 species, of which 4 (80.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included five species now placed in
Acontias (aurantiacus, cregoi, gariepensis, jappi, kgalagadi [formerly Typhlosaurus lineatus]).
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Typhlosaurus braini
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Slender Blind Legless Skink, (Brain's Blind Legless Skink)
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Venus-blindskink
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Venus-blindskink
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1964 | |
Typhlosaurus braini Haacke |
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Typhlosaurus caecus
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Yellow Blind Legless Skink, Southern Blind Legless Skink, (Cuvier's Blind Legless Skink)
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Gelber Blindskink
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Gul Blindskink
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1817 | |
Acontias caecus Cuvier |
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Typhlosaurus caecus Peters 1882 |
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1834 | |
Typhline cuvieri Wiegmann (Broadley 1968) |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Western Cape).
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Typhlosaurus lomiae
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Northern Cape Blind Legless Skink, (Lomi's Blind Legless Skink)
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Nördlicher Kap-blindskink
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Nordlig Kap-blindskink
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1986 | |
Typhlosaurus lomii Haacke |
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Typhlosaurus lomiae Michels & Bauer 2004 [justified emendation] |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Northern Cape).
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Typhlosaurus meyeri
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Sperrgebiet Blind Legless Skink, (Meyer's Blind Legless Skink)
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Sperrgebiet-Blindskink
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Sperrgebiet-blindskink
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1894 | |
Typhlosaurus meyeri Boettger |
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1943 | |
Typhlosaurus plowesi Fitzsimons (Broadley 1968) |
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Northern Cape).
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Typhlosaurus vermis
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Pink Blind Legless Skink, (Boulenger's Blind Legless Skink)
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Hellroter Blindskink
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Lyserød Blindskink
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1887 | |
Typhlosaurus vermis Boulenger |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Northern Cape).
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