Anomalopus swansoni, also known commonly as the punctate worm-skink or Swanson's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]
| Anomalopus swansoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Anomalopus |
| Species: | A. swansoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomalopus swansoni | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, swansoni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist, Stephen Swanson.[3]
Geographic range edit
A. swansoni is found between the Hawkesbury River and the Hunter River in eastern New South Wales.[2]
Description edit
A. swansoni is pinkish-brown on top, with fine dark speckles, and a creamy-pink belly.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of A. swansoni are supralittoral zone, grassland, shrubland, and forest.[1]
Behaviour edit
A. swansoni shelters in soil, wood and rocks, and is rarely seen unless disturbed.[2]
Reproduction edit
A. swansoni is viviparous.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Anomalopus swansoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102965529A102965542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102965529A102965542.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Griffiths, Ken (1987). Reptiles of the Sydney Region. Winmalee, New South Wales: Three Sisters Publications Pty Ltd. 120 pp. (Anomalopus swansoni, p. 68). ISBN 0-9590203-3-0.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anomalopus swansoni, p. 258).
- ^ Species Anomalopus swansoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (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 swansoni, new species, pp. 23–24 + Figures 9–12).
- Swanson, Stephen (1990). Lizards of Australia. Revised edition. HarperCollins (Australia). 162 pp. ISBN 978-0207153815.
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.