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Taxonomy of the genus Typhlosaurus Biodiversity of the family Scincidae

Bibliography of the genus
Typhlosaurus (Blind Legless Skinks)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Typhlosaurus in general

Broadley, D.G. 1968. A revision of the African genus Typhlosaurus Wiegmann (Sauria: Scincidae). Arnoldia Rhodesia 3(36): 1-20.

Haacke, W.D. 1986. Description of a new species of Typhlosaurus Wiegmann, 1834 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the west coast of southern Africa, with new records of related species. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 34(9): 227-235.

Heideman, N.J.L.; Daniels, S.R.; Mashinini, P.L.; Mokone, M.E.; Thibedi, M.L.; Hendricks, M.G.J.; Wilson, B.A.; Douglas, R.M. 2008. Sexual dimorphism in the African legless skink subfamily Acontiinae (Reptilia: Scincidae). African Zoology 43(2): 192-201.

Huey, R.B.; Pianka, E.R.; Egan, M.E.; Coons, L.W. 1974. Ecological shifts in sympatry: Kalahari fossorial lizards (Typhlosaurus). Ecology 55: 304-316.

Rieppel, O. 1981. The skull and the jaw adductor musculature in some burrowing scincomorph lizards of the genera Acontias, Typhlosaurus and Feylinia. Journal of Zoology (London) 195(4): 493-528.

Typhlosaurus braini

Haacke, W.D. 1964. Description of two new species of lizards and notes on Fitzsimonsia brevipes (Fitzsimons) from the central Namib Desert. Sci. Pap. Namib Desert Res. Stat. 25: 1-15.

Haacke, W.D. 1975. Herpetological investigations in the sand sea of the southern Namib. Transvaal Museum Bulletin 15: 8-10.

Typhlosaurus caecus

Bates, M.F.; Heideman, N.J.L.; Wilson, B.A.; Hendricks, M.G.J.; Don, N.; Moses, C. 1998. Morphological variation and geographical distribution in the South African lizards Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier 1817) and Typhlosaurus vermis Boulenger 1887 (Scincidae: Acontinae). African Journal of Herpetology 47(2): 35-41.

Typhlosaurus lomiae

Bauer, A.M.; Schneider, V.; Lamb, T.; Moler, P.E.; Babb, R.D. 1999. New data on the South African acontine skink Typhlosaurus lomii Haacke 1986 (Squamata: Scincidae). African Journal of Herpetology 48(1-2): 21-25.

Haacke, W.D. 1986. Description of a new species of Typhlosaurus Wiegmann, 1834 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the west coast of southern Africa, with new records of related species. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 34(9): 227-235.

Michels, J.P.; Bauer, A.M. 2004. Some corrections to the scientific names of amphibians and reptiles. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 52(1-2): 83-94.

Typhlosaurus meyeri

Boettger, O. 1894. Eine neue Eidechse aus Südwest-Afrika. Abh. Mus. Dresden 5 [1892-93]: 1.

Haacke, W.D. 1975. Herpetological investigations in the sand sea of the southern Namib. Transvaal Museum Bulletin 15: 8-10.

Typhlosaurus vermis

Bates, M.F.; Heideman, N.J.L.; Wilson, B.A.; Hendricks, M.G.J.; Don, N.; Moses, C. 1998. Morphological variation and geographical distribution in the South African lizards Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier 1817) and Typhlosaurus vermis Boulenger 1887 (Scincidae: Acontinae). African Journal of Herpetology 47(2): 35-41.