• Source: Anomalopus

Anomalopus is a 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).




Species


The following species are recognized as being valid.

Anomalopus leuckartii (Weinland, 1862) – two-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
Anomalopus mackayi Greer & Cogger, 1985 – five-clawed worm-skink (eastern 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.




References






Further reading


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)
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.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Mengkarung
• Anomalopus
• Anomalopus mackayi
• Anomalopus verreauxii
• Anomalopus swansoni
• Legless lizard
• Anomalopus leuckartii
• Praeteropus gowi
• Praeteropus brevicollis
• Sphenomorphus anomalopus
• Skink