Two-clawed Worm-skink

About the Two-clawed Worm-skink

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.

The specific name, leuckartii, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart. 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).

A. leuckhartii is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. The preferred natural habitat of A. leuckartii is forest, but it has also been found in gardens. A. leuckartii is terrestrial and fossorial.

A. leuckartii is oviparous. Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. Greer AE, Cogger HG (1985). "Systematics of the Reduce-limbed and Limbless Skinks Currently... Wikipedia →