Anomalopus
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| Anomalopus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia (paraphyletic) |
| (unranked): | Sauria |
| Order: | Squamata (paraphyletic) |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
| Genus: | Anomalopus |
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Anomalopus is the genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing skinks (family Scincidae) from the eastern half of Australia. It belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Ctenotus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus (Austin & Arnold 2006).
[edit] Species
- Anomalopus brevicollis, Short-necked Worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus gowi, Speckled Worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus lentiginosus, Common Worm-skink
- Anomalopus leuckartii, Two-clawed Worm-skink (eastern Australia)
- Anomalopus mackayi, Five-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
- Anomalopus pluto, Cape York Worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus swansoni, Punctate Worm-skink (east coastal Australia)
- Anomalopus verreauxi, Three-clawed Worm-skink
[edit] References
- Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (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)
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