Sirenoscincus
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Sirenoscincus is a genus of burrowing lizards, skinks that are endemic to Madagascar. The scientific name Sirenoscincus means "mermaid skink" as skinks in this genus have only forelimbs and no hind limbs, like the mythical mermaid.
Classification
- Sirenoscincus yamagishii Sakata & Hikida, 2003
- Sirenoscincus mobydick Miralles, Anjeriniaina, Hipsley, Müller, Glaw & Vences, 2012
References
- Sakata & Hikida, 2003 : A fossorial lizard with forelimbs only: description of a new genus and species of Malagasy skink (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae). Current Herpetology, vol.22, n°1, p.9-15.
- Miralles, Anjeriniaina, Hipsley, Müller, Glaw & Vences, 2012 : Variations on a bauplan: description of a new Malagasy “mermaid skink” with flipper-like forelimbs only (Scincidae, Sirenoscincus Sakata & Hikida, 2003). Zoosystema, vol.34 n°4, p.701-719 (texte intégral)
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