Anomalopus verreauxii

Anomalopus verreauxii, also known commonly as the three-clawed worm-skink or Verreaux's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Anomalopus verreauxii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Anomalopus
Species:	A. verreauxii
Binomial name
Anomalopus verreauxii A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851
Synonyms[2]
Anomalopus verreauxii A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851 Siaphus simplex Cope, 1864 Anomalopus godeffroyi W. Peters, 1867 Chelomeles pseudopus Günther, 1873 Lygosoma verreauxi — M.A. Smith, 1937 Anomalopus verreauxii — Cogger, 1983

Etymology

The specific name, verreauxii (masculine, genitive, singular), is in honor of one of the Verreaux brothers, Édouard Verreaux and Jules Verreaux, who were French naturalists and taxidermists.^[3]

Geographic range

A. verreauxii is found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. verreauxii is forest.^[1]

Description

A. verreauxii has three clawed toes on the front leg, and it has no toes on the back leg.^[4]

Reproduction

A. verreauxii is oviparous.^[2]