Anomalopus
{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
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| image = Anomalopus verreauxii 002.jpg
| image_caption = Anomalopus verreauxii
| taxon = Anomalopus
| authority = A.M.C. Duméril &
A.H.A. Duméril, 1851
| subdivision = Four, see text.
}}
Anomalopus is a genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing lizards in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the eastern half of Australia. The genus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Ctenotus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus (Austin & Arnold 2006).
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.{{EMBL genus|genus=Anomalopus}}. www.reptile-database.org.
- Anomalopus leuckartii {{small|(Weinland, 1862)}} – two-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
- Anomalopus mackayi {{small|Greer & Cogger, 1985}} – five-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
- Anomalopus swansoni {{small|Greer & Cogger, 1985}} – punctate worm-skink (eastern coastal Australia)
- Anomalopus verreauxii {{small|A.M.C. Dumeril & A.H.A. Dumeril, 1851}} – three-clawed worm-skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Anomalopus.
References
Further reading
- Austin JJ, Arnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. {{doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011}} (HTML abstract)
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. {{ISBN|978-0643100350}}.
- Duméril AMC, Duméril AHA (1851). Catalogue méthodique de la collection des reptiles du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Paris: Gide & Baudry/Roret. 224 pp. (Anomalopus, new genus, p. 185). (in French).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. {{ISBN|978-1921517280}}.
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Category:Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Category:Taxa named by Auguste Duméril
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