Long-legged worm-skink

(Anomalopus mackayi)

Description

A.mackayi generally grows to the size of about 10 cm (3.9 in) snout-vent length (SVL).It is similar to Anomalopus leuckartii but with a distinctly didactyle (having two digits) hindlimbs,a central dark spot within each individual scale,and is yellow-green below with darker flecks (Cogger 2000).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Anomalopus
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