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Two-clawed Worm-skink
Anomalopus leuckartii
Anomalopus leuckartii, also known commonly as Leuckart's burrowing skink and the two-clawed worm-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to eastern Australia.
From the article Anomalopus leuckartii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A. leuckartii has very small front legs. Each front leg has two toes, each of which has a claw. The rear legs are even smaller, each a mere clawless stub. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 13.5 cm (5.3 in).
Range & habitat
A. leuckhartii is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, leuckartii, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37614.