Praeteropus gowi

Praeteropus gowi, also known commonly as Gow's burrowing skink and the speckled worm-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.^[2]

Praeteropus gowi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Praeteropus
Species:	P. gowi
Binomial name
Praeteropus gowi (Greer & Cogger, 1985)
Synonyms[2]
Anomalopus gowi Greer & Cogger, 1985 Praeteropus gowi — Hutchinson et al., 2021

Etymology

The specific name, gowi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Graeme Francis Gow.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. gowi are forest and shrubland.^[1]

Description

P. gowi is limbless. It has scaly, movable eyelids. It does not have external ear openings.^[2]

Reproduction

P. gowi is oviparous.^[2]