Anomalopus
Anomalopus is the genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the eastern half of Australia. The genus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Ctenotus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus (Austin & Arnold 2006).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Anomalopus A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851 |
| Species | |
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Seven, see text. | |
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Anomalopus brevicollis Greer & Cogger, 1985 – short-necked worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus gowi Greer & Cogger, 1985 – speckled worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus leuckartii (Weinland, 1862) – two-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
- Anomalopus mackayi, Greer & Cogger, 1985 – five-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
- Anomalopus pluto Ingram, 1977 – Cape York worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus swansoni Greer & Cogger, 1985 – punctate worm-skink (east coastal Australia)
- Anomalopus verreauxii A.M.C. Dumeril & A.H.A. Dumeril, 1851 – three-clawed worm-skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Anomalopus.
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References
- Genus Anomalopus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Austin JJ, Arnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Duméril AMC, Duméril AHA (1851). Catalogue méthodique de la collection des reptiles du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Paris: Gide & Baudry/Roret. 224 pp. (Anomalopus, new genus, p. 185). (in French).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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