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Lomi's Blind Legless Skink

Typhlosaurus lomiae

Classification

Family
Scincidae

Lomi's blind legless skink (Typhlosaurus lomiae) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Acontinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Little Namaqualand in South Africa. Etymology The specific name lomiae honours Miss Lomi Wessels Brown, Collection Manager of lower vertebrates and invertebrates at the Transvaal Museum since 1976.

Distribution

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