Anomalopus mackayi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Anomalopus |
| Species: | A. mackayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomalopus mackayi | |
Anomalopus mackayi, commonly known as the five-clawed worm skink, the long-legged worm skink, and Mackay's burrowing skink, is a species of smooth-scaled burrowing skink, a lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, mackayi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Roy D. Mackay.[2][3]
Behaviour and habitat
Anomalopus mackayi generally burrows in areas with black soil and few trees.[citation needed]
Description
Anomalopus mackayi usually grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10 cm (3.9 in). A. mackayi is similar to A. leuckartii but with distinctly didactyle (having two digits) hindlimbs, a central dark spot within each individual scale, and is yellow-green below with darker flecks (Cogger 2000).
Reproduction
Adult females of Anomalopus mackayi give birth to live young by ovoviviparity.[citation needed]
Conservation status
Anomalopus mackayi is listed as "Least Concern" under the 2018 IUCN Red List,[1] and as "Endangered" under Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.[4]
References
- ^ a b Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Anomalopus mackayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T1541A101742754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T1541A101742754.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Anomalopus mackayi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anomalopus mackayi, pp. 164-165).
- ^ Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). "Anomalopus mackayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T1541A4578855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1541A4578855.en. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern.
Further reading
- Cogger H (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 assigned to the genus Anomalopus (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Records of the Australian Museum 37 (1): 11–54. (Anomalopus mackayi, new species).
- Groombridge B (editor) (1994). 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. Gland, Switzerland: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
- Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Anomalopus mackayi, pp. 210–211).
External links
- "Anomalus mackayi ". Australian Government, Department of the Environment. Five-clawed worm skink.