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8, see text. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers In Phylogenetics, a group of organisms is said to be paraphyletic if the group contains its most recent common ancestor but does not contain all Sauria is a Clade of reptiles that includes all living Diapsids as well as their Common ancestor and all its extinct descendants Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by In Phylogenetics, a group of organisms is said to be paraphyletic if the group contains its most recent common ancestor but does not contain all Scincomorpha is an Infraorder of Saurians Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other Lygosominae is the largest Subfamily of Skinks in the family Scincidae. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. |
Anomalopus is the genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing skinks (family Scincidae) from the eastern half of Australia. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other In Biological classification, family ( Latin For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Ctenotus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus (Austin & Arnold 2006). A clade is a taxonomic group comprising a single Common ancestor and all the descendants of that ancestor The Genus Sphenomorphus currently serves as a " Wastebin taxon " for a large number of Skinks While most or all species presently Ctenotus is a Genus of Skinks ( family Scincidae It belongs to a Clade in the Sphenomorphus group which Eulamprus is a Genus of Skinks ( family Scincidae It belongs to a Clade in the Sphenomorphus group which Gnypetoscincus is a Monotypic Genus of Skinks ( family Scincidae
Species
- Anomalopus brevicollis, Short-necked Worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus gowi, Speckled Worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus lentiginosus, Common Worm-skink
- Anomalopus leuckartii, Two-clawed Worm-skink (eastern Australia)
- Anomalopus mackayi, Five-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia)
- Anomalopus pluto, Cape York Worm-skink (NE Australia)
- Anomalopus swansoni, Punctate Worm-skink (east coastal Australia)
- Anomalopus verreauxi, Three-clawed Worm-skink
References
- Austin, J. Anomalopus mackayi, the Long-Legged Worm Skink or Five-Clawed Worm Skink is a smooth-scaled burrowing Skink found in eastern Australia J. & Arnold, E. N. (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)
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