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Anomalopus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Scincidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Reptilia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Similar
  
Lygisaurus, Eulamprus, Glaphyromorphus, Menetia, Cyclodomorphus

Anomalopus is the genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing skinks (family Scincidae) from the eastern half of Australia. It belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Ctenotus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus (Austin & Arnold 2006).

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Species

Anomalopus Threeclawed wormskink Anomalopus verreauxii at the Australian

  • Anomalopus brevicollis Greer and Cogger, 1985 – short-necked worm-skink (NE Australia)
  • Anomalopus gowi Greer and Cogger, 1985 – speckled worm-skink (NE Australia)
  • Anomalopus leuckartii (Weinland, 1862) – two-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
  • Anomalopus mackayi, Greer & Cogger, 1985 – five-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
  • Anomalopus pluto Ingram, 1977 – Cape York worm-skink (NE Australia)
  • Anomalopus swansoni Greer and Cogger, 1985 – punctate worm-skink (east coastal Australia)
  • Anomalopus verreauxi A.M.C. Dumeril & A.H.A. Dumeril, 1851 – three-clawed worm-skink

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    References

    Anomalopus Wikipedia
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